Published on October 27, 2017
The core of newborn Tropical Depression 8 contained heavy rainfall. On Aug. 28, 2016 at 11 a.m. EDT GPM saw rainfall rates over 4.9 inches (124.8 mm) per hour in a few storms in the center of Tropical Depression 8. GPM also found few storm tops were reaching heights above 9.7 miles (15.7 km). Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce
