'A lot more unnerving than you'd expect': Before Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, hurricane hunters headed out into the storm.
Before Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, hurricane hunters headed out into the storm., has been a part of these missions for more than six years, starting with Hurricane Matthew back in 2016. Since then, he’s flown in nearly 2 dozen hurricanes, and he says this was the toughest ride he’s ever experienced.
Underwood, who was back in Texas after the early morning ride, spoke to NBC10 Boston Wednesday night and shared more about what was"quite the ride" through"severe and sustained turbulence," noting it was tough to find their way out of the eye. “It was surprising to find such a violent part of the storm on the western side, which tends to be not as violent part of the storm. And really, it was just a lot of turbulence in a lateral direction. Normally we get the up and down stuff, but getting tossed side to side is a lot more unnerving than you would expect," he said."Something that sort of added to the environment was the amount of lightning, both in the eyewall, and then once we got into the eye even.
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