Hurricane Hunters fly west to study atmospheric rivers & snow returns to the mountains

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — When atmospheric rivers threaten the Pacific Northwest and west coast, a group of scientists and meteorologists take to the sky.

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Hurricane Hunters, the ones who fly into the most powerful storms in earth, trade Category 5 winds for streams of water vapor moving quickly across the ocean…

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