GPM Image of Fred (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Fred

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On Aug. 30 when the GPM satellite examined the developing Fred, it found rain fall occurring at close to 128 mm (5.0 inches) per hour in "hot towers" reaching to 16.2 km (10.0 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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