NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - NASA scientists will begin their data collection mission into east coast winter storms in Savannah.They’re doing this to better predict winter storms before they happen and give the public a better understanding of how they happen.“Trying to understand what is in the atmosphere and of that day that caused these horrific events,” said Tim Williams, Research Test Pilot for Armstrong Flight Research Center with NASA.Williams says this mission has been in the works for about two years. The first part of the $30 million mission begins this Friday and will end March 1.And In order to do all of this, they’ll be flying in two different planes. NASA’s P-3 Orion and ER-2.