TRMM Image of Cristina (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

TRMM Image of Cristina

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On June 14, NASA's TRMM satellite found rain falling at a rate of almost 97 mm (about 3.8 inches) per hour in the northwestern side of Cristina's eye wall where thunderstorms reached above 13.5 km (about 8.4 miles).

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Image Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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