A drone intentionally steered into Hurricane Helene took video of the strengthening cyclone in the hours before its was set to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
A drone intentionally steered into Hurricane Helene in the eastern Gulf of Mexico took video of the strengthening cyclone in the hours before its was set to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast.Saildrone Inc., a California-based maritime data company, said the video was taken less than 120 miles from the center of Helene when it was a Category 2 hurricane.
The cyclone formed off the coast of Africa and, during its closest pass to Bermuda, was intercepted by a vehicle while it became a monster Category 4 hurricane. At the time, the company reported that seas were 50 feet and wind gusts were over 120 mph.The Guinness World Records later certified that the drone documented the highest wind speed ever recorded by an uncrewed surface vehicle at 126.4 mph.
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