Tropical Cyclone Edilson Near Mauritius
Tropical Cyclone Edilson was passing close to the islands of Mauritius and Reunion, in the south Indian Ocean, when the TRMM satellite flew above on February 6, 2014 at 0332 UTC. Rainfall from TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) instruments is shown overlaid on an enhanced visible/infrared image from TRMM's Visible and InfraRed Scanner (VIRS). TRMM TMI data showed that moderate to heavy rain was falling at a rate of over 30mm/hr (about 1.1 inches) just to the southeast of Mauritius. With sustained winds of about 55kts (~63 mph), Edilson is much weaker than deadly