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3-D Image of Violent Thunderstorms in US Cold Front

Caption: This TRMM radar vertical cross section shows that some of these violent storms reached to incredible heights of almost 17 km (~10.6 miles).

Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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