Hurricane Hunters

A rookie pilot is put through training exercises to see if she has what it takes to be a Hurricane Hunter.

A rookie pilot signs on for her first flight; a broken propeller in St. Croix.

A rookie hunter is put to the test; takeoff to Tropical Storm Ernesto is delayed by lightning.

Technical problems delay a mission; equipment malfunctions as the storm intensifies.

The Hurricane Hunters track Tropical Storm Rafael; a routine mission quickly turns into a harrowing brush with disaster.

The Hurricane Hunters track tropical storm Isaac which has already claimed more than 20 lives in Haiti and the timing has tensions high - landfall could come on the 7th anniversary of hurricane Katrina.

In the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Lee pops up suddenly, and the Hurricane Hunter's home base is in the potential path.

The Hurricane Hunters are monitoring three storms, Hurricane Katia, Tropical Storm Nate, and Tropical Storm Maria.

Major Sean Cross takes off to fly into the heart of Irene; his mission is to find out whether the storm is still on track to hit New York.

Hurricane Jova is a Category 3 hurricane and threatens the western coast of Mexico.

Lt Colonel Sean Pierce and Major Sean Cross fly their most dangerous mission yet, just 500 feet above the water's surface.

As his first year with the Hurricane Hunters, Lt. Colonel Sean Pierce is about to fly into his first hurricane.