While hurricane hunters play a crucial role in collecting data inside a storm, local National Weather Service offices also play a big role in collecting storm data for forecast models.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, launches weather balloons twice a day to gather critical atmospheric data that helps meteorologists create accurate forecasts. Logan Clark, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DUNLAP — Concord elementary school students from all four elementary schools launched weather balloons on Friday, learning a bit ...

ST. LOUIS – Before severe storms strike, meteorologists depend on information gathered by weather balloons to better diagnose what’s going on in the atmosphere. But recent budget cuts and staffing ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Fourth graders from Concord Community Schools successfully launched two weather balloons this past Friday. Today, some of the students joined us on 16 News Now at Noon to ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Students from Metro Steam Academy launched a weather balloon from the roof of the downtown Cedar Rapids Library Saturday morning. Students say they spent months working on ...

The balloons were made to travel 35 kilometres above the Earth, before bursting and gently returning to the ground with a ...