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| Date: | Tuesday 28 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin WC-130J Weatherbird |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 97-5303 |
| MSN: | 382-5473 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Caribbean Sea, off Jamaica -
 Jamaica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) |
| Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A US Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird, callsign TEAL75, of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron experienced severe turbulence while entering the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa over the Caribbean Sea. The aircraft returned to Curaçao safely and is pending inspection for possible damages.
Sources:
https://simpleflying.com/hurricane-melissa-hurricane-hunter-aircraft/
https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/28/hurricane-hunters-scrub-missions-hurricane-melissa/
Media:
Third pass through Melissa. GoPro in side window as different camera looking forward shooting in ultra high res 8k. Not sure when that might get processed as the file turned out ridiculous. Barely had HD space for it and MacBook Pro promptly chocked when I tried to edit it pic.twitter.com/3p430gPvZv
— Tropical Cowboy of Danger (@FlynonymousWX) October 27, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2025 06:57 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2025 10:00 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Oct-2025 10:27 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
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