NASA's TRMM Satellite Captures Hurricane Wilma Data on October 20, 2005
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NASA's TRMM spacecraft observed this view of Hurricane Wilma on October 20, 2005 at 0152Z. At this time the storm was classified as the most dangerous category five. Wilma had record low minimum pressure readings of 892 mb and sustained winds of 140 knots. The cloud cover is taken by TRMM's Visible and Infrared Scanner(VIRS) and the GOES spacecraft. The rain structure is taken by TRMM's Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI) and TRMM's Precitation Radar(PR) instruments. TRMM looks underneath of the storm's clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour.
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Hurricane Wilma attacks the Cayman islands and threatens the Yucatan Pennisula. Look under the cloud layer to see the rain that powers the storm.
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Bands of light rain (0.25 inches per hour) are shown in blue. Bands of heavier rain (0.5 inches per hour) are in green.
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Red represents areas where at least 2 inches of rain per hour fell and yellow shows where at least 1 inch per hour fell.
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