NOAA and Saildrone Inc. are piloting five specially designed surface drones in the Atlantic Ocean to gather data around the clock to help understand the physical processes of hurricanes. Saildrone hide caption toggle caption Saildrone Weather Researchers share drone footage of what it's like inside Hurricane Sam October 1, 2021 Scientists dispatched a specially designed surface drone into the middle of a Category 4 hurricane to gather data and give scientists a better understanding of such storms.
National Hurricane Center Weather Sam Is Now A Major Hurricane But Isn't Likely To Hit Land September 25, 2021 The storm was located about 630 miles off the coast of French Guiana on Saturday. There's a slight chance it could hit Bermuda, but modeling currently shows it's likely to miss the island.