GPM Image of Storms over Saudi Arabia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM Image of Storms over Saudi Arabia

Caption

On Nov. 21 at 0123 UTC, GPM indicated an intense thunderstorm located over Saudi Arabia north of Jeddah was dropping rain at a rate of over 115.5 mm (4.5 inches) per hour. GPM's DPR swath (shown in lighter shades) measured precipitation in a storm located over the Red Sea that was producing rain at a rate of over 90 mm (3.5 inches) per hour.

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Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce

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