GPM Video of Cebile (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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On Jan. 31, GPM showed that intense thunderstorms on the southern side of Cebile's nearly clear eye were dropping rain at a rate of more than 228 mm (9 inches) per hour. GPM's radar also showed that tall thunderstorms in Cebile's eye wall were reaching heights above 14.4 km (8.9 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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