The GPM Satellite Found Heavy Rain in Fantala (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

The GPM Satellite Found Heavy Rain in Fantala

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On April 14, 2016 at 0148 UTC, GPM found rain falling at a rate of almost 300 mm (11.8 inches) per hour on the southwestern side of the tropical cyclone's well defined eye.

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Credits: NASA/JAXA/Hal Pierce

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