TRMM Video of Henriette (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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TRMM is able to measure rainfall occurring in a storm from its orbit in space. TRMM's measured rain falling at the rate of over 55.46 mm (~2.2 inches) per hour a towering thunderstorm near Henriette's center.

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SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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