GPM Image of Fantala (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Fantala

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On April 12, 2016 GPM saw Fantala dropping rain at a rate of 189 mm (7.4 inches) per hour in these feeder bands. GPM's radar (DPR) found powerful thunderstorms reaching altitudes of over 16 km (9.9 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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