TRMM Satellite Sees Some Strong Thunderstorms in Tomas (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Sees Some Strong Thunderstorms in Tomas

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The TRMM satellite passed over Tomas at 0515 UTC (1:15 a.m. EDT) Nov. 2 and revealed that Tomas was producing many strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall (red) of over 2 inches per hour over a large area of the Caribbean Sea.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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