Super Typhoon Ioke's Track (IMAGE)

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Super Typhoon Ioke's Track

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This image shows the amount of rain that fell from Supertyphoon Ioke for the period from Aug. 19 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC) to 8:00 p.m., Sept. 4, (00:00 UTC) Sept. 5. The rainfall is accumulated within approximately 410 miles (a radius of 6 degrees) of the storm center following the track. The track is superimposed on the rainfall, with the storm intensity indicated by the color of the line (see legend). The month and day are indicated along the track. Intense precipitation occurred as Ioke spent approximately 8 days at Category 4 and 5 intensity. The rainfall on the day Aug. 29 is estimated by TRMM to be between 120-140 millimeters (4.7 inches- 5.5 inches) as depicted in orange/red in the image. Ioke was a very long-lasting intense storm. The image shows that the rain accumulation exceeded 80 millimeters once the storm reached Category 4 intensity and stayed above that value for about 7 days. On Sept. 1, the rainfall began to diminish and a day later the storm’s intensity began to decrease.

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