TRMM Satellite Captured Tropical Storm Zelia's rainfall (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Captured Tropical Storm Zelia's rainfall

Caption

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission(TRMM) satellite captured this image of Tropical Storm Zelia's rainfall on Jan. 14 at 0417 UTC. The heaviest rainfall (falling at about 2 inches per hour) appears to be on the northwestern and southwestern sides of the storm and appear in red. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches per hour.

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SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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