GPM Rainfall Rate in Mekkhala (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Rainfall Rate in Mekkhala

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GPM passed over Mekkhala on Jan. 14, 2015, at 5:43 a.m. EST and observed rain falling at a rate of over 71.63 mm (about 2.8 inches) per hour in intense convective storms near the tropical cyclone's center.

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NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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