The third tropical depression of the eastern Pacific Ocean was upgraded by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to tropical storm Cristina on June 10, 2014 at 0300 UTC (8 PM PDT). The TRMM satellite had a good early morning view of Cristina on June 10, 2014 at 1238 UTC (5:38 AM PDT). Rainfall from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) are shown overlaid on an enhanced visible/infrared 1245 UTC image from the GOES-EAST satellite. TRMM TMI data show Large areas of moderate to heavy rainfall west of Mexico's coast. The NHC predicts that Cristina will strengthen to hurricane

The movement of tropical storm Boris into southern Mexico and a nearly stationary low pressure system in the southern Gulf Of Mexico has been causing heavy rainfall in that area. The TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center monitors rainfall over the global Tropics. TMPA rainfall totals are shown here for the period May 29 to June 6, 2014. The highest rainfall totals of over 535 mm were analyzed where tropical storm Boris came ashore in southern Mexico. The slow moving low pressure center in the Bay Of Campeche is

On June 5, 2014 at 0549 UTC (1:49 AM EDT) the TRMM satellite flew above the remnants of tropical Depression Boris and powerful thunderstorms that recently developed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rainfall derived from TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) data are shown overlaid on an enhanced infrared image from the GOES-EAST satellite. TRMM found heavy rainfall over Mexico's Pacific coast and with a disturbance in the Gulf Of Mexico (90L). Rainfall was falling at the extreme rate of over 163 mm (about 6.4 inches) per hour in powerful thunderstorms associated with the low pressure

Tropical Depression TWO-E was upgraded to tropical storm Boris yesterday at 1800 UTC (11AM PDT) but Boris weakened to a tropical depression after going ashore in Mexico. The TRMM satellite passed above tropical depression Boris on June 4, 2014 at 1457 UTC and collected data used in this rainfall analysis. TRMM rainfall data are shown overlaid on a GOES-EAST enhanced infrared/visible image received at 1445 UTC. TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) data show that Boris was still dropping light to moderate rain over southern Mexico in the area of the Gulf Of Tehuantepec. Click on this animation to see a

As predicted, yesterday afternoon a low pressure center south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec was classified as tropical depression TWO-E by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The TRMM satellite passed over the area on June 3, 2014 at 0602 UTC (11PM PDT June 2, 2014) providing data for the TRMM rainfall analysis shown in brighter shades overlaid on an enhanced GOES-EAST 0615 UTC image. TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) instrument had a good view of TWO-E's center and indicated that rain northeast of there was falling at a rate of over 61 mm/hr ( about 2.4 inches). An NHC discussion said of tropical