Hurricane Isaac's US Rainfall Totals from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5, 2012 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Hurricane Isaac's US Rainfall Totals from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5, 2012

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This image shows rainfall totals from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5, 2012 when Isaac came ashore in southeast Louisiana and moved up into Missouri. Southeast Louisiana, southeast Mississippi, western Alabama, and southeast Florida saw rainfall totals anywhere from 120 mm to upwards of 320 mm. Rainfall totals on the order of 40 to as much as 120 mm (~2 to 5 inches, shown in blue and green) spread across northern Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

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Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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