TRMM Image of 91B (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Image of 91B

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On May 6, the TRMM satellite saw that some rain in System 91B was falling at a rate of 66 mm (2.6 inches) per hour in the stormy area southwest of India The tallest thunderstorm towers over Sri Lanka were above 13 km (about 8 miles).

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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