GPM Image of TD9 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of TD9

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On Sept. 16, NASA/JAXA's GPM satellite found that the tallest thunderstorms within TD9 were reaching heights of about 14.9 km (9.2 miles) in a feeder band southeast of TD9's center of circulation. The most intense rain was falling at 58.2 mm (2.3 inches) per hour.

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Credits: SSAI/NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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