Hurricane hunters capture ominous views of Lowell as the storm batters Hawaii

The hurricane hunters captured incredible footage of the eye of Hurricane Lowell (Picture: NOAA)

This is the moment that Hurricane Hunters captured incredible images of the eye of the storm after flying into Hurricane Lowell.

The snaps were taken as the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) team gathered high altitude data at 45,000ft of the weather event which has been battering western Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain.

The organi...