Rainfall Rates in Hurricane Kenneth (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Rainfall Rates in Hurricane Kenneth

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This radar image of Hurricane Kenneth's rainfall was captured by the TRMM satellite on Nov. 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The red areas indicate heavy rainfall of 2 inches (50 mm) per hour. Light to moderate rainfall (green and blue) was falling at a rate between .78 to 1.57 inches/20 to 40 mm per hour).

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Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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