TRMM Image of Faxai (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Image of Faxai

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The TRMM satellite data showed rainfall rates increased to 107 mm/~4.2 inches per hour (red) in some convective storms within System 93W on Feb. 27. Some thunderstorms reached altitudes of up to 15.5km/~9.6 miles.

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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