GPM Image of Kilo (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Kilo

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On August 25 at 0121 UTC, GPM's Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar discovered that rain in Kilo was falling at a rate of almost 65 mm (2.6 inches) per hour and storm tops were measured at altitudes of over 15.4 km (9.5 miles).

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Credits: SSAI/NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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