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Mesmerising eye of Hurricane Melissa filmed by US Air Force crew

Hurricane Melissa tracked by storm hunters flying into its eye
  • Mesmerising footage of Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, was captured by a US Air Force Reserve crew on Monday.
  • The hurricane is predicted to be the strongest to hit Jamaica in 174 years.
  • At least seven people have died across the Caribbean, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic.
  • Lt. Col. Mark Withee and the 'Hurricane Hunters' from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron collected weather data by flying through the storm.
  • Watch the video in full above
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