GPM image of Walaka (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM image of Walaka

Caption

On Sept. 30, GPM data revealed intense convective storms in a large feeder band wrapping around the Tropical Storm Wakala's northeastern side where rain was falling at a rate of almost 6.5 inches (165 mm) per hour in the intense storms in the feeder band northeast of Walaka's center of circulation. . A tall convective storm was located in a line northwest of Walaka's center. It was found by DPR to reach heights above 8.5 miles (13.7 km).

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Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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