NASA's TRMM satellite provides a rainfall map of Mirinae's flooding rains

		IMAGE: TRMM Precipitation Analysis showed Mirinae's rainfall from Oct. 26-Nov. 2 from the Philippines to landfall in Vietnam. Tropical storm, typhoon and tropical depression symbols show locations, date and time. Rainfall... Click here for more information.

Typhoon Mirinae drenched the Philippines and Vietnam over the last two weeks. Typhoon Mirinae dropped heavy rain over the central Philippines after hitting as a category two typhoon with wind speeds of 85 knots (~98 mph). Mirinae weakened to a tropical storm as it moved into the South China Sea but briefly increased to typhoon strength just before hitting Vietnam on Monday, November 2 in the southern coastal province of Phu Yen.