Dangerous Hurricane Willa probed By NASA and Japan's GPM satellite

Dangerous Hurricane Willa probed By NASA and Japan's GPM satellite

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https://phys.org/news/2018-10-dangerous-hurricane-willa-probed-nasa.html

Willa formed on Saturday, Oct. 20 and quickly became a tropical storm. By 5 p.m. EDT, Willa strengthened into a major hurricane and continued to strengthen.Hurricane Willa was a Category 4 hurricane and moving northward toward the western coast of Mexico when the GPM core observatory passed above on October 21, 2018 at 3:51 p.m. EDT (1951 UTC). At that time, the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of about 95 mph (109 knots).

GPM Satellite Provides Rainfall Rates

Dangerous Hurricane Willa probed By NASA and Japan's GPM satellite

Oct 22, 2018, 10:42pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-dangerous-hurricane-willa-probed-nasa.html > Willa formed on Saturday, Oct. 20 and quickly became a tropical storm. By 5 p.m. EDT, Willa strengthened into a major hurricane and continued to strengthen.Hurricane Willa was a Category 4 hurricane and moving northward toward the western coast of Mexico when the GPM core observatory passed above on October 21, 2018 at 3:51 p.m. EDT (1951 UTC). At that time, the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of about 95 mph (109 knots). > GPM Satellite Provides Rainfall Rates