TRMM Satellite Measures Tropical Storm Bingiza's Rainfall (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Measures Tropical Storm Bingiza's Rainfall

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NASA and JAXA's TRMM satellite captured the rainfall rates of Tropical Storm Bingiza on Feb. 10 at 06:39 UTC (1:39 a.m. EST). The rainfall appears to be around the entire storm with the exception of the south and southeastern quadrants. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches per hour. Red areas are heavy rainfall at almost 2 inches per hour.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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