FOX 26’s Matthew Seedorff joins Hurricane Hunters for Ian coverage

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FOX 26 travels with hurricane hunters into the eye of Hurricane Ian

FOX 26 Reporter Matthew Seedorff explains what he experienced after flying into the eye of Hurricane Ian on Wednesday before landfall.

The elite crew called Hurricane Hunters flew through Hurricane Ian's powerful winds to forecast the intensity of the storm. 

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FOX 26 also got an opportunity to join them, as our Matthew Seedorff got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly into the storm with a crew of hurricane hunters.

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Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday afternoon on Florida’s Gulf Coast, bringing damaging winds of up to 150 mph — a threshold just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status.