Tropical Storm Errol's Clouds in 3-D from NASA (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Tropical Storm Errol's Clouds in 3-D from NASA

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This 3-D image from NASA's TRMM satellite showed Errol's strong thunderstorms (red) and heavy rainfall on April 14. Some of the strongest thunderstorm cloud tops were 9 miles high (15 km).

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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