The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Scientists might not be dropping bombs into hurricanes, but hurricane hunters do bombard each storm with tube-shaped objects known as dropsondes to collect meteorological data. A dropsonde is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Center for Atmospheric Research has confirmed that a 252-mph wind gust was measured in Hurricane Melissa, setting a ...

Scientists might not be dropping bombs into hurricanes, but hurricane hunters do bombard each storm with tube-shaped objects known as dropsondes to collect meteorological data. A dropsonde is a ...

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has confirmed that a 252-mph wind gust was measured in Hurricane Melissa, setting a new record for the highest wind speed reported by a dropsonde - a ...