TRMM Image of 08W (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Image of 08W

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NASA's TRMM satellite passed over TD08W on July 3 at 4:51 a.m. EDT and captured rainfall data on the storm. Some thunderstorms were as high as 15 km (9.3 miles) indicating they were "hot towers."

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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