Quote Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg View Post
For the most part it's a lot of pearl clutching. Their ability to forecast hurricanes has not drastically been cut. They forecast tropical systems all the time when they're out over the open ocean using satellite data. I'm betting if flights have been cut, it's the ones that are on the outer edge of their range.
The Hurricane hunters are Air Force reserves so the Budget cuts don't affect them much. They provide what the satellites can't mainly Wind speed and Pressure.