GPM Image of Gert (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Gert

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On Aug. 16 at 5:37 p.m. EDT the GPM core satellite found rain in storms on Hurricane Gert's extreme northeastern edge was falling at a rate of up to 2.8 inches (70.3 mm) per hour. In that area storm tops were found by GPM's radar (DPR Ku band) to reach up to 7.5 miles (12.1 km).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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