NASA's GPM Sees Towering Thunderstorms in Intensifying Tropical Storm Earl (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's GPM Sees Towering Thunderstorms in Intensifying Tropical Storm Earl

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On Aug. 2, 2016 at 11:56 p.m. EDT, the GPM core satellite found powerful storms around Earl's forming eye were dropping extremely heavy rainfall at a rate of over 9.8 inches (251 mm) per hour and cloud heights of over 9.9 miles(16 km).

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NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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