NASA Sees Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Julia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Sees Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Julia

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The TRMM satellite captured heavy rainfall (red) around Julia's center on Sept. 12 at 1822 UTC (2:22 p.m. EDT) about 9 hours before she reached tropical storm status. Rain in the red areas was falling at more than 2 inches per hour.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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