GPM image of Tropical Storm Lorenzo (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM image of Tropical Storm Lorenzo

Caption

The GPM core satellite passed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 23 at 7:46 a.m. EDT (1146 UTC) and provided rainfall rates in Tropical Storm Lorenzo. The heaviest rainfall (pink) was occurring around the center, falling at a rate of over 36 mm (about 1.4 inch) per hour and at a rate of (orange) 25 mm (about 1 inch) per hour around a band of thunderstorms southeast of center.

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Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL

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