TRMM Rainfall Rates in Tropical Storm Rina (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Rainfall Rates in Tropical Storm Rina

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On Oct. 23 at 1:28 p.m. NASA's TRMM satellite noticed limited areas of heavy rainfall (2 inches/50 mm/hr) in developing Tropical Storm Rina. Light to moderate rainfall (green and blue) around much of the storm was falling at a rate between .78 to 1.57 inches/20 to 40 mm per hour).

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SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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