VIDEO: Hurricane hunters take turbulent trip through Milton

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers on a hurricane hunter aircraft had a bumpy ride as they flew into Hurricane Milton on Tuesday.

Footage captured by Nick Underwood, an engineer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aircraft Operations Center, and shared by Storyful, shows the crew experiencing violent turbulence during their flight aboard the aircraft known as Miss Piggy.

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