NASA's TRMM Satellite Measures Cyclone Yasi's Rainfall (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's TRMM Satellite Measures Cyclone Yasi's Rainfall

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The TRMM satellite measured the rainfall rates within powerful Cyclone Yasi when it passed over on Feb. 1, 2011 at 0356 UTC (Jan. 31 at 10:56 p.m. EST). Yasi had a small eye surrounded by powerful thunderstorms. The heaviest rainfall (falling at about 2 inches (50 mm) per hour) appears in red. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches (20-40 mm) per hour.

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SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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