Aircraft tracking fanatics have spotted two hurricane hunters flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa as it is set to make landfall in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa data is being sent to CSU's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Lab to investigate why Category 4 & 5 hurricanes are more common.

The NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center captured video aboard its Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft, Kermit, as it was buffeted by winds near the storm's eye.

As Hurricane Melissa made landfall, a daring team of aviators flew straight into the eye of the monstrous Category 5 storm. On Monday, a US Air Force reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, nicknamed the “Hurricane Hunters,” shared videos and images of their flight inside the cyclone to collect vital weather data.

Starlink, the satellite internet service in Elon Musk's business empire, will be free to people in Jamaica and the Bahamas amid Hurricane Melissa.

The first steps into a house are important ones. When it comes to assessing flood risk from hurricanes, first-floor elevation can be a key factor. Agencies such as the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rely on data such as first-floor elevation in their damage modeling Hazus program.

(Photo: A person walks down a street affected by Hurricane Melissa; in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, 30 October 2025. Credit: Orlando Barría/EPA/Shutterstock)

CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica’s Black River region, where Hurricane Melissa has damaged homes and infrastructure, leaving many residents displaced.