TRMM Flyby of Bertha (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This 3-D flyby of Tropical Storm Bertha on Aug. 1 was created from TRMM satellite data. It shows (from the south) intense thunderstorms were reaching heights of over 15km (about 9.3 miles). TRMM showed rain was falling at a rate of over109 mm/4.3 inches (red) per hour northeast of the sheared storm.

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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