GPM 3-D Video of Hola (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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On March 6, the GPM core satellite found extremely heavy rainfall occurring on the eastern edge of the forming tropical cyclone's low level center at a rate of over 241 mm (9.5 inches) per hour. GPM also found tall storms on the eastern edge of Hola's center of circulation were reaching heights above 12 km (7.4 miles).

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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