GPM Video of Jose (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Caption

On Sept. 13 at 10:35 a.m. EDT the GPM core observatory satellite found that even though Jose was affected by strong northwesterly shear, it contained very powerful convective storms. Intense downpours within these storms were falling at a rate of over 8.9 inches (227 mm) per hour. Those cloud tops were reaching altitudes greater than 10.85 miles (175 km).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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