TRMM Rainfall Map of US East Coast Storm (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Rainfall Map of US East Coast Storm

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The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Satellite measured rainfall totals from last week's storm over Jamaica where upwards of 550 mm of rain fell (~22 inches, shown in pink). In the US, highest rainfall occurred over coastal North Carolina where up to 500 mm of rain (~20 inches, shown in dark brown) fell. Almost all of eastern N.C. received at least 200 to 250 mm of rain (~8 to 10 inches, shown in bright green and yellow). From northern Fla. to central Penn. at least 100 mm (~4 inches, shown in darker blue) of rain fell with several areas in excess of 150 to 200 mm (~6 to 8 inches, shown in dark and bright green, respectively). Locally, upwards of 9 inches of rain were reported around the Chesapeake Bay in Md. and just over 20 inches in parts of N.C.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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