A NASA 3-D Image of Tropical Storm Bret (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A NASA 3-D Image of Tropical Storm Bret

Caption

NASA's TRMM satellite captured this image of rainfall happening within Tropical Stort on July 19. The strongest thunderstorms were as high as 9.3 miles (15 km) and had the heaviest rainfall (red) on the east side of the storm, falling at 2 inches (50 mm) per hour. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches (20 to 40 mm) per hour.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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