TRMM Satellite sees Heavy Rainfall in Karl (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Satellite sees Heavy Rainfall in Karl

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TRMM captured an area of heavy rainfall (falling at about 2 inches per hour) shown here in red, occurring in then Tropical Storm Karl on Sept. 15 at 2153 UTC (5:53 p.m. EDT) over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. 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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