NASA Adds up Cyclone Lua's Rainfall (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Adds up Cyclone Lua's Rainfall

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NASA's TRMM satellite can add up rainfall totals from space, and from March 17-19 Cyclone Lua, and it appeared the heaviest rainfall appeared just off the northwestern Australia coast, with rainfall amounts reaching as high as 20 inches/~500 mm (purple). Rainfall amounts seemed to fall off drastically as Lua made landfall with amounts ranging between 4 and 8 inches (~100 to 200 mm) appearing in yellow/green.

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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