NASA Sees 8-mile High Thunderstorms in Tropical Cyclone Hellen (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This 3-D simulated flyby of Tropical Cyclone Hellen on March 30, showed some powerful storms in Hellen's eye wall were reaching heights of over 13 km/8 miles.

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Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce

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