This footage from inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa might be the most jaw-dropping video ever captured of a hurricane’s eye, showcasing the infamous “stadium effect." pic.twitter.com/AEhj2g2Ban
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) October 27, 2025
The post shares rare NOAA Hurricane Hunter footage from October 26, 2025, capturing a Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft flying through the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, vividly displaying the "stadium effect" where towering eyewall clouds encircle a deceptively calm center.
Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of 175 mph and a central pressure of 906 mb, intensified rapidly in the western Caribbean and is projected to strike Jamaica on October 28, 2025, triggering mandatory evacuations and warnings for catastrophic winds, storm surge, and flooding across Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
Reconnaissance missions like this supply real-time data that refines forecast models; research in the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology indicates such flights cut hurricane track prediction errors by 15-25%, enhancing preparedness in vulnerable regions.
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