NOAA Aircraft Ops Center on Instagram: "As Hurricane #Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, our crews were collecting critical data to help refine the forecast and support hurricane research. Take a look at our mission highlights! 🕑 111+ hours flown ✈️ 18 missions flown across #NOAA42 #NOAA43 and #NOAA49 ⬇️ 333 dropsondes and 40 airborne expendable bathythermographs deployed #FlyNOAA"

As the sun rises, NOAA's GOES East (GOES-19) satellite is tracking your Thursday weather across the Lower 48 today. Rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall have prompted Flood Watches and Flash Flood Warnings across the south-central Plains this morning. What can you expect where you live? www.weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service