TRMM Satellite Sees Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Vania (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite Sees Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Storm Vania

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the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured this image of Tropical Storm Vania's rainfall on Jan. 14 at 0422 UTC. The heaviest rainfall (falling at about 2 inches/50 mm per hour) in the storm was occurring in the western and southern quadrants of the storm and over southeastern New Caledonia (in red). The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches per hour.

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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