Meet Kermit: NOAA Hurricane Hunter’s research plane

FOX 35 meteorologist Laurel Blanchard visits NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, which is home to NOAA’s special aircraft. Each one — Kermit and Piggy, specifically — are named after the famous Muppets characters. The data and observations from these aircrafts help determine the power and intensity of a tropical storm or hurricane — and better forecast for people to prepare in the days ahead of a potential landfall…

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