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Though relatively infrequent, tropical cyclones make a significant contribution to the seasonal accumulation of rainfall in the southeastern United States. In a recent study, Dr. Marshall Shepherd and collaborators at the University of Georgia found that tropical storm systems contribute an average of 13 percent of the total rainfall during the hurricane season.
NASA image by Jesse Allen, using rainfall data provided by the NASA GSFC TRMM science team and storm track data provided by NOAA. Caption by Holli Riebeek based on interpretation by Marshall Shepherd.
Published January 19, 2008 Data acquired June 1 - November 30, 2005