GPM Video of Ida (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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On Sept. 21, NASA/JAXA's GPM satellite some of Tropical Storm Ida's thunderstorms were dropping rain at a rate of over 142 mm (5.6 inches) per hour and thunderstorms were above 17 km (10.5 miles).

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Credits: SSAI/NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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