This color-coded image shows estimated rainfall amounts from Tropical Storm Laila from May 17 through May 19, 2010, and the storm track from May 17 to May 20, 2010.
Tropical Storm Nicole maintained tropical-storm status for only a matter of hours, but the storm nevertheless poured torrential rains on the island nation of Jamaica. The heavy rain led to flash floods and landslides, which proved especially deadly in shantytowns along unstable banks.
This color-coded image shows estimated rainfall amounts from April 14–20, 2010. Lowest amounts appear in pale green, and heaviest amounts appear in dark blue.
This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts along the northwestern coast of Australia from February 15 to 22, 2011. Heaviest amounts are in dark blue and lightest amounts are in light green.
This analysis shows rainfall totals across southern India from September 29 to October 5, 2009. The heaviest rainfall appears in blue and the lightest rainfall appears in pale green. Rain extends from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.