GPM Image of Harvey (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Harvey

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The GPM satellite flew almost directly above intensifying Hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. EDT and indicated that powerful storms in the hurricane were dropping rain at a rate of over 2.1 inches (54 mm) per hour.

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Credits: NASA /JAXA, Hal Pierce

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