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On July 2, NASA/JAXA's GPM Core satellite passed over Nanmadol and found rain was falling at a rate of greater that 184 mm (7.2 inches) per in powerful storms northeast of the storm. GPM found that storm top heights near the center of circulation were reaching altitudes of over 14.4 km (8.9 miles). The tallest storms were seen by GPM in a large feeder band to the southeast of the storm's center where storm top heights were reaching altitudes of over 16.4km (10.2 miles). Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce
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nasa Nanmadol GPM Global Precipitation Measurement mission tropical cyclone rainfall rates