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Legislation by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, is moving from the Senate to the U.S.House. It requires backup jets to be available to gather hurricane...
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Officials say they are on schedule to open the new home base for the U.S. government's "hurricane hunter" aircraft before the Atlantic hurricane season…
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NOAA's fleet of Hurricane Hunter aircraft is leaving Tampa, but is staying in the Bay area. A 10-year lease was awarded to the City of Lakeland to house…
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It’s not enough to just say you’ll be ready. National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Rick Knabb says you need a plan. And it’s easy.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it plans to find a home for its famed Hurricane Hunter aircraft that is within 50 miles of…
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The hurricane planes known affectionately as “Miss Piggy” and “Kermit” are getting new Rolls-Royce engines, new wings and better radar.Every hurricane…
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Most of us ponder evacuating when a hurricane approaches.But at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base, Jim McFadden sends an "Orion P-3" propeller plane and its…
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Most of us ponder evacuating when a hurricane approaches.But at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base, Jim McFadden sends an "Orion P-3" propeller plane and its…
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Hurricane Sandy is now directly east of the Tampa Bay area, and is drifting north in the Atlantic off Florida's east coast. Forecasters from the National…