GPM Image of Irma (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Irma

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On Sept. 1 at 1:47 a.m. EDT (0547 UTC) GPM core observatory found a band of rain on Irma's northern side was dropping rain at a rate of almost 6.3 inches (159 mm) per hour where storm tops were reaching heights of over 9.6 miles (15.5 km).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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