NASA sees heavy rainfall in Typhoon Roke

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 15:31 in Earth & Climate

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite is providing forecasters with a look at the intense rainfall within Typhoon Roke as it continues to near the big island of Japan. TRMM has seen areas with the typhoon where rain is falling at 2 inches/50 mm per hour, and headed to areas of Japan already soaked since last week.

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