Rainfall Data on Ernesto (Animated) (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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On Aug. 15, the heaviest rainfall was measured by GPM's DPR in a large feeder band that was spiraling into the southern side of the tropical depression. Powerful convective thunderstorms in that area were measured dropping rain at a rate of over 101 mm (about 4 inches) per hour. GPM also found that storm tops were reaching heights above 11 km (6.8 miles) in convective storms located southeast of the system's center.

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NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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