NOAA Aircraft Ops Center on Instagram: "As Hurricane #Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, our crews were collecting critical data to help refine the forecast and support hurricane research. Take a look at our mission highlights! 🕑 111+ hours flown ✈️ 18 missions flown across #NOAA42 #NOAA43 and #NOAA49 ⬇️ 333 dropsondes and 40 airborne expendable bathythermographs deployed #FlyNOAA"

Several wildfires continue to burn across the western U.S. this week, as NOAA's GOES West (GOES-18) satellite monitored their progress yesterday afternoon. In this imagery, the smoke and heat signatures from the #EmigrantFire can be seen in Oregon's Cascade Range. | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina tore through the southeastern United States, causing much destruction. In this video, featuring thoughts from Samuel P. DeBow, Jr. and other NOAA staff who were involved in the forecasting and response, we remember this tragic natural disaster, and the further forecasting advancements since then. https://noaa.gov/heritage/multimedia/video/remembering-hurricane-katrina | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)