The GPM Satellite Finds Julia’s Heaviest Rainfall Over the Atlantic

On Sept. 14 at 9:36 p.m. EDT the GPM satellite measured Julia’s rainfall. In this 3-D flyby animation, GPM found that intense storms in an off shore rain band was producing very heavy downpour at a rate of over 9 inches (229 mm) per hour in some storms where storms were reaching heights greater than 9.3 miles (15 km). Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce