3-D Image of Violent Thunderstorms in US Cold Front (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

3-D Image of Violent Thunderstorms in US Cold Front

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This TRMM radar vertical cross section shows that some of these violent storms reached to incredible heights of almost 17 km (~10.6 miles).

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NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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