NASA's TRMM satellite saw heavy rainfall in supercell that spawned Joplin tornado
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Sunday May 22, 2011, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured an image of the rainfall rate in the supercell thunderstorm that generated the deadly twister that struck Joplin, Missouri.