NASA sees heavy rainfall and high thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Ernesto
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's TRMM satellite has been measuring the heavy rainfall in Ernesto, and some of the rainfall totals may reach one foot in Central America. NASA's Aqua satellite spotted a large area of the strong thunderstorms generating that heavy rainfall, wrapped around the storm's center. Ernesto made landfall in the Yucatan and is currently tracking west over land.