NATL: MELISSA - Aftermath - Discussion: Josh Morgerman video of Melissa is up

[weeniepatrol]

Best trolljob I’ve ever seen

[Sciencerocks]

Recon turned back around and is going back in.

Please set the "It's so over" meter to "We're so back"

Thank god.

[chaser1]

Recon just made a U-turn

https://i.imgur.com/vpsrHPS.png

ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING ME

[Hurricane2022]

Recon just made a U-turn

https://i.imgur.com/vpsrHPS.png

ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING ME

Stay calm and hold tight to your wine, bro.
I also hope everything is fine with the crew. May God bless and protect them.

[chaser1]

Recon just made a U-turn

https://i.imgur.com/vpsrHPS.png

ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING ME

Stay calm and hold tight to your wine, bro.

Dude?! Like SO much seemingly happens when you step away for 5 minutes

[Category5Kaiju]

[Teban54]

Does Melissa have the highest CI# in Atlantic ADT history? Melissa's CI# just hit 7.8 with the most recent analysis, and the closest I could find in the Atlantic archives going back to ADT's implementation was Milton at a CI# of 7.7.

I assume you're looking at the CIMSS archives; the NOAA archives somehow have different data, with Milton's CI# only peaking at 7.4.

Checking the CIMSS archives, indeed it is:

• 8.1: Melissa
• 7.7: Milton
• 7.3: Irma, Eta
• 7.2: Rita, Michael
• 7.1: Dean, Maria, Lorenzo (2019)
• 7.0: Bill (2009), Matthew, Iota, Kirk (2024), Humberto (2025)

It's possible that the algorithm may have been improved since 2003, so the early comparisons may not be totally applicable. Case in point, Rita was the only storm in 2003-2005 that made this list.

Updated with the latest CI 8.1 for Melissa.

[Hurricane2022]

https://i.imgur.com/QDgIvSc.jpeg

NEVER EVER do this again, recon!

[galaxy401]

I remember the stress going on during Hurricane Eta. Also right around Halloween too.

[Hurricane2022]

 https://x.com/JaydonShawwx/status/1982677955819274283

[Hurrilurker]

They turned around and then turned around again? What the heck, never seen that before.

If they make it in I'm gonna say 922mb, this thing can't keep defying physics with a satellite presentation like that forever.

[chaser1]

I remember the stress going on during Hurricane Eta. Also right around Halloween too.

I dont remember whether that was a NOAA or Air Force recon? With Melissa, we've already had one NOAA flights aborted, correct? I dont recall if a single storm had resulted in aborted flights by both agencies though

[Teban54]

[Travorum]

Still tons of lightning in the core:

[chaser1]

https://i.imgur.com/kxZTFDZ.gif

Hmm, a reflection of the mountainous down-slope dryer air being drawn into the northern quad?

[Hurricane2022]

I'm still awake because of this reconnaissance mission. Tomorrow is going to be a terribly bad day at work. But at least I'll get to see them find Melissa very stable and cheerful at her 125 kt/930 mb.

[chaser1]

Has got to be sub 920. Have we determined if Air Force is still enroute?

[sasha_B]

ADT CI 8.0 over the Atlantic. Remember when people were wondering if TS Melissa would dissipate before making Cat 1?

[Travorum]

I'm still awake because of this reconnaissance mission. Tomorrow is going to be a terribly bad day at work. But at least I'll get to see them find Melissa very stable and cheerful at her 125 kt/930 mb.

This is the best looking mid-range Category 4 that ADT is convinced is a record setting 170kts that I've ever seen.

BTW ADT just hit a CI# of 8.0, might not see that again in the atlantic in my lifetime.

----- Current Analysis -----
Date : 27 OCT 2025 Time : 051021 UTC
Lat : 16:16:48 N Lon : 77:35:59 W


CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
8.0 / 888.9mb/170.0kt


Final T# Adj T# Raw T#
8.0 8.2 8.2

Estimated radius of max. wind based on IR : 15 km

Center Temp : +18.8C Cloud Region Temp : -79.0C

[bob rulz]

Surely this has strengthened since the last pass, I'd be shocked if it was still a "mid-range cat 4".