TRMM Sees 12E (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Sees 12E

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On Thursday, Sept. 5 at 4:20 a.m. EDT, NASA's TRMM satellite saw moderate rainfall in newborn Tropical Depression 12E off the southwestern coast of Mexico. Some thunderstorms around the center top 15 km/9.3 miles high, indicating strengthening was likely.

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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