Seven Tornadoes were reported yesterday in a line of violent thunderstorms extending over Oklahoma and Arkansas. One death was reported in a tornado that hit near Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The TRMM satellite flew over this line of deadly storms on March 25, 2015 at 11:21 CDT ( March 26, 2015 at 0321 UTC). The first image shows a rainfall analysis that was formed from data collected by TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments at the time of this pass. TRMM PR data indicated that rain was falling at the extreme rate of over 172 mm (6.8 inches) per hour in some powerful storms in that area.

A 3-D view of the vertical structure in this line of extraordinary storms was developed from TRMM's Precipitation Radar (PR) data. Those data showed that several thunderstorm tops were reaching altitudes of 13km (8 miles) with one measured reaching heights above 13.8 km (8.6 miles).