Iggy Rainfall Hits Australia
On 2 February 2012 at 1044 UTC the TRMM satellite again saw weakening tropical storm IGGY as it was approaching the coast of southwestern Australia. Data from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments showed that bands of heavy rainfall measuring over 50mm/hr (~2 inches) were hitting coastal areas northwest of Perth, Australia. A red tropical storm symbol shows where Iggy's center was located.