TRMM Flyby of Gabrielle (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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NASA's TRMM satellite data was used to create this animation of Tropical Storm Gabrielle's rainfall and cloud heights on Sept. 10. Rain was falling at a rate of over 127mm/~5 inches per hour in parts of Gabrielle and the tallest thunderstorms, reaching to heights above 15.5km (~9.6 miles).

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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