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 image shows rainfall estimates for northwestern Turkey and the surrounding region from September 2 to September 9, 2009. The lightest amounts appear in pale green, and the heaviest amounts appear in blue.
This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts over the Philippines December 30, 2010–January 5, 2011. The heaviest rainfall is concentrated along the eastern coasts, southeast of Manila.
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.