GPM Image of Yvette (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Yvette

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On Dec. 19, the GPM core satellite found Tropical Cyclone 02S was dropping rain at a rate of over 127 mm (5 inches) per hour in this area of intense convective showers where cloud tops reached altitudes above 17 km (10.5 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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