Flight crew hurries to a U.S. Navy PB4Y weather reconnaissance aircraft parked on a ramp. It has "HP2" written on its side. It is later seen in flight. Then a U.S. Air Force WB-29 is seen in flight, followed by a switch to the PB4Y (with HP2 on its side) again seen in flight.
Women working at teletype machines in the Joint Hurricane Warning Service in Miami, Florida. Animated map shows communications links to sites in the Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast and Caribbean regions. A peaceful scene on the water in a Caribbean harbor. Weather instruments atop a building. Red Cross workers engaged in emergency communications.
U.S. Airman preparing a teletype message in Joint Hurricane Warning center. Two USAF weather officers plot hurricane weather data on a large map of the Atlantic. The hurricane is shown on the map as located Northeast of Cuba and East of Florida. One of the officers updates hurricane-related weather data based on report, from Hufficane Hunters, being read by the other. Closeup of recorded wind conditions being annotated on the chart by the weather officer. View of a U.S. Air Force WB-29A Hurricane Hunter aircraft, of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, flying in and out of stratiform clouds. Clear air view of the WB-29A.
Television reporter for Station WTVJ in Miami, Florida, seen in studio, broadcasting information about threatening weather. Behind him is a large wall map of the world, centered on America. An older couple are seen, in their home, discussing at a newspaper report. A young family watches the television broadcast in their living room.
Information being received from the Joint Hurricane Warning Center on teletype in the office of the WTVJ television station in Miami, Florida. A reporter in the TV studio broadcasts the latest information. A Miami resident placing protective plywood panels over windows of his home. A WB-29A of the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) in flight over water.
Scenes of hurricanes and related damage. A U.S. fletcher class destroyer and then two U.S. Heavy cruisers making way in very heavy seas. Huge waves blowing over a waterfront. Palm trees blowing and deciduous trees falling to hurricane winds. A man attempting to walk against hurricane force winds and rain. Hurricanes battering an airfield. Wind and water driving against a hotel, and downed wires exploding in rain filled street. A man in waist deep water. Scenes of severe flooding, including a flooded convertible car Aerial views of heavy cumulus clouds. Homes and vehicles completely inundated by flood waters. A derailed railroad train. Men combing through debris in aftermath of a hurricane. Completely destroyed homes.
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