Peter Dodge, a meteorologist who died last year at 44, given ‘387th’ flight as tribute to his dedication and research

Peter Dodge, a meteorologist who flew into hurricanes on “Miss Piggy”, a P-3 Orion operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, had his ashes dropped into eye of Hurricane Milton’s eye as it was approaching Florida.

Dodge was a NOAA meteorologist of 44 years and died in 2023. NOAA hurricane hunters dropped his ashes inside Milton’s eye on Tuesday in a tribute to his life studying powerful tropical storms.