GPM Video of Lane (VIDEO)
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NASA's GPM Sees Hurricane Lane Threatening Hawaiian Islands With Heavy Rainfall On Aug. 22 at 1:48 a.m. EDT (0548 UTC) the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over Hurricane Lane when it was a Category five hurricane in the Central Pacific Ocean. GPM found very heavy rain occurring in powerful storms located in Lane's well defined eye wall. Moderate to heavy rainfall was also covering a large area extending outward from the eye.
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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce
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