Hollings Scholar Lauren Cutler was in the 5th grade when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Watching the news coverage of the storm, she was taken aback by the scale of the destruction and the severe impact it had on people’s lives. This tragic and historic storm fostered Lauren’s interest in tropical meteorology.
![Hollings Scholar Lauren Cutler in front of a P-3 "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft during her internship at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. (Image credit: Lauren Cutler) Hollings Scholar Lauren Cutler in front of a P-3 "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft during her internship at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/Lauren%20Cutler%20Hurricane%20Hunter.jpg?itok=sU9uqPu3)
Hollings Scholar Lauren Cutler in front of a P-3 "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft during her internship at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. (Image credit: Lauren Cutler)