NASA's TRMM Satellite sees Zelia born of System 94P
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 18:00
in Earth & Climate
The low pressure area known as System 94P on January 13 strengthened into the seventh tropical cyclone of the South Pacific Cyclone season, today becoming Tropical Storm Zelia. NASA's TRMM satellite found heavy rainfall was already occurring in the storm as it was turning away from New Zealand and heading toward New Caledonia.