TRMM Captures Henriette (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Captures Henriette

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On Aug. 6, towering thunderstorms in Henriette's forming eye reached almost 16.75km (~10.41 miles). In contrast, TRMM PR data on Aug. 9 showed thunderstorms near Henriette's center dropped to less than 12km (~7.5 miles).

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SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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