Deadly Manuel Becomes A Hurricane

As predicted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), tropical storm Manuel became a category one hurricane yesterday evening. Manuel, located over the southern Gulf Of California, was an intensifying tropical storm with maximum wind speeds of about 50kts (~57.5 mph) when viewed by the TRMM satellite on September 18, 2013 at 1845 UTC. Manuel had intensified and was a minimal hurricane, hugging Mexico's coast, with wind speeds of about 65kts (~75.8 mph) when seen again by TRMM on September 19, 2013 at 0116 UTC. Rainfall analyses that used TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR

Mexico Flooded by Tropical Storm Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid

Mexico's Pacific and Gulf coasts were both inundated by deadly tropical rainfall at the same time. Tropical storm Manuel dropped extremely heavy rainfall along Mexico's Pacific coast. At least 55 people have been reported killed in Mexico due to flooding and landslides caused by extreme rainfall. Hurricane Ingrid weakened to a tropical storm and came ashore from the Gulf Of Mexico into the state of Tamaulipas near La Pesca, Mexico on Monday September 16,2013. The approximate 0000Z and 1200Z locations of the tropical cyclones are shown overlaid in white. The TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-

Tropical Storm Humberto

The TRMM satellite had another good daytime look at tropical storm Humberto on September 17, 2013 at 1639 UTC (12:39 PM EDT). Rainfall data from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) are shown overlaid on a visible/infrared image from TRMM's Visible and InfraRed Scanner (VIRS). The most intense echo found by TRMM PR was 48.3dBZ with rain falling at a rate of 56.5mm/hr (~2.22 inches) in an area north-northeast of Humberto's center. A red tropical storm symbol shows Humberto's approximate circulation center location.

Tropical Storm Humberto Rebounds

Tropical storm Humberto, located in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, had little deep convection and was classified by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as a post-tropical cyclone on September 14, 2013. On September 16, 2013 Humberto was having bursts of strong convection and was again classified a tropical storm. Humberto was viewed during the daytime by the TRMM satellite on September 15, 2013 at 1652 UTC (12:52 PM EDT) and on September 16, 2013 at 1557 UTC (11:57 AM EDT). These TRMM orbits show the significant changes that occurred within Humberto's in less than 24 hours. In the first orbit on

Heavy Rainfall on Mexico's Pacific and Gulf Coasts

Mexico's Pacific and Gulf coasts are both being inundated by tropical cyclone rainfall at the same time. Tropical storm Manuel has dropped very heavy rainfall along Mexico's Pacific coast. 21 people have been reported killed in this area due to flooding and landslides caused by extreme rainfall. At the same time hurricane Ingrid weakened to a tropical storm and came ashore from the Gulf Of Mexico into the state of Tamaulipas near La Pesca, Mexico . The approximate 0000Z and 1200Z locations of the tropical cyclones are shown overlaid in white. The TRMM-based, near-real time Multi- satellite