GPM Image of Miriam (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Miriam

Caption

The GPM core satellite passed over Tropical Storm Miriam on Aug. 28, 2018 at 9:39 a.m. EDT (1339 UTC) and found heavy rainfall (red) occurring in a band of thunderstorms wrapping into the low-level center from the western quadrant. Rain was falling at a rate of over 10 inches (263.3 mm/hour) in that area.

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NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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