GPM 3-D Image of Storms in Midwest (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

GPM 3-D Image of Storms in Midwest

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On Nov. 5, GPM'S radar showed that some storms near the northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania borders were dropping rain at a rate of greater than 3.6 inches (92 mm) per hour. GPM satellite's radar uncloaked storm tops that were reaching heights above 6.7 miles (10.8 km).

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NASA / JAXA, Hal Pierce

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