This archive report was first published on 30 August 2019.
Published on August 30, 2019, meteorologists announced that Hurricane Dorian was likely to strengthen to a Category 4 storm by the time it made landfall along the Florida coast early Monday morning.
As the storm churned through the Caribbean, Floridians began preparing for what was predicted to be one of the more severe hurricanes to hit the state in recent years.
The National Hurricane Center warned that Dorian's heavy rains could cause life-threatening flash floods, power outages, and winds of more than 130 miles per hour.
Forecasters rely on a small fleet of airplanes operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US Air Force Reserves to gather accurate data on storm conditions.
These elite 'Hurricane Hunters' can spend 8-10 hours at a time gathering data, contributing to life-saving forecasts that help those in harm's way evacuate or seek shelter while skies are still clear and sunny.
