TRMM Maps Rainfall in Igor and Julia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Maps Rainfall in Igor and Julia

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The TRMM satellite captured rainfall occurring in monster Hurricane Igor (left) and fading Tropical Depression Julia (right) when it passed over them on Sept. 19 at 1954 UTC (3:54 p.m. EDT). At that time TRMM showed Igor had a large area of rain drenching Bermuda. Red indicates rainfall of up to 2 inches per hour.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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