(NewsNation) — The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the "Hurricane Hunters," captured stunning footage from inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as the storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea on Monday.

The squadron made multiple passes through the storm to collect weather data for the National Hurricane Center, documenting "Melissa’s looming walls encircling its compacted eye," according to Global News.

The Category 5 storm made

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