TRMM Gives Image of Rainfall in Tropical Storm Washi (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Gives Image of Rainfall in Tropical Storm Washi

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TRMM provided a "top down" rainfall analysis of Tropical Storm Washi on Dec. 15. Light to moderate rainfall (green and blue) was falling throughout the storm a rate between .78 to 1.57 inches/20 to 40 mm per hour). There was a small area of heavy (red) rainfall to the southwest of the center.

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Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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