TRMM Satellite Analyzes Rainfall in Cyclone Irina (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Analyzes Rainfall in Cyclone Irina

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This image from NASA's TRMM satellite shows rainfall in the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Irina on March 5 at 2:23 a.m. local time/South Africa. Numerous intense storms in the southern and eastern quadrant were dropping rainfall at a rate of over 50mm per hr / ~2 inches (red). Light to moderate rainfall is depicted in blue and green was falling at a rate between .78 to 1.57 inches (20 to 40 mm) per hour.

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Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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