2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour

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Participating Aircraft

The Opa Locka, FL stop on the Hurricane Awareness Tour will feature two Hurricane Hunter Aircraft.

The WC-130J is one of ten such aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force Reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 403rd Wing, located at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS. Air crews fly directly into the core of tropical cyclones to gather data critical for forecasting tropical cyclone intensity and landfall.

The NOAA P-3 is part of the agency's fleet of highly specialized research and operational aircraft operated, managed, and maintained by the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations and based at MacDill AFB in Tampa, FL. Air crews fly directly into the core of tropical cyclones to gather data critical for forecasting tropical cyclone intensity and landfall, as well as for research which helps to improve hurricane forecasting.

Exhibitor Information

In addition to the aircraft, several NWS partners will be on hand staffing exhibits and display booths to join us in our effort to promote hurricane awareness, preparedness, and resiliency.

The following NWS Partners will have booths, emergency vehicles, and exhibits on display:

- US Coast Guard Air Station Miami

- Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management

- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)

- Florida International University/IHRC

- Miami-Dade Aviation Department

- Florida Division of Emergency Management

- American Red Cross

- FEMA

- Miami-Dade County Department of Health

- Miami-Dade Dept. of Solid Waste Management