While millions face evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Dorian, the Hurricane Hunters are flying planes directly into this record-breaking storm. It may sound crazy, but they do it so we can have the most accurate, up-to-date information on hurricanes.
It may sound crazy, but they do it so we can have the most accurate, up-to-date information on hurricanes."What I see when I'm out in the plane flying is a direct impact that we are able to make to help people protect themselves, and their loved ones, and their possessions," Maj. Christopher Dyke, an aerial reconnaissance weather officer with the US Air Force Reserve, told CNN.A Hurricane Hunter pilot steers into Dorian's path to gather data.
Read MoreHurricane Hunters fly above the Bahamas after being inundated by Dorian"When we were zigzagging through the storm, we would cross over the Bahamas, and you could see land under us," said Victoria Kennedy, a CNN producer who was on one of these flights."It was such an eerie feeling knowing the storm was still sitting over them causing damage. Knowing people below us need help. Those thoughts run through your mind. It's such an eerie feeling.
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