NASA's TRMM Satellite Catches 3-D Flyby of Tropical Storm Bopha (VIDEO) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. Caption On Nov. 27, 2012, NASA's TRMM satellite revealed that rain in Tropical Storm Bopha was falling at a rate of over 70mm/hour (about 1.75 inches) in the red areas. TRMM showed that powerful storms in the area of the developing eye wall were reaching to heights of about 17km (~10.6 miles). Credit NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.