NASA sees powerful thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Matmo
Friday, July 18, 2014 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
Strong thunderstorms reaching toward the top of the troposphere circled Tropical Storm Matmo's center and appeared in a band of thunderstorms on the storm's southwestern quadrant. Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed very cold temperatures that indicated the high cloud tops in the powerful storms.