Not with a single recon flight. I think Wilma deepened a lot between flights. Eta did also, the recon had to abort due to turbulence. I hope they're staying safe in this one. I'd be nervous.
My leaning too, plus the hype train for worst case scenario has already started.
Nobody mentioning the best case scenario, the track shifts south and and the storm gets gutted by shear before landfall.
This would be a historic collapse if it verified. Katrina, Opal and Lilly fell apart on final approach, but the pressure came up like 25mb on all of those storms. 60mb could be the difference between a Cat5 and a TS.
Always wonder how the Gulf of Mexico being shaped like a comma seems to help storms in this location organize. Also not the second wind max off the Florida west coast will look similar to the blob east of Hurricane Mathew.
The damage reports are reminding me a lot of Hurricane Maria. The steep terrain in a lot of these areas enhanced the wind and flooding damage, and is also obstructing relief efforts.