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NASA looks at storm Fani's rainfall rates

Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Fani, a tropical storm formed in the Northern Indian Ocean on April 27 and 28, and measured rainfall occurring throughout the new storm.

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Cyclone Fani

Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Fani, a tropical storm formed in the Northern Indian Ocean on April 27 and 28, and measured rainfall occurring throughout the new storm.
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.
GPM's core satellite flew over Tropical Cyclone Fani at 8:06 am. EDT (1206 UTC) on April 29 and found the heaviest rainfall was in an area south of the centre of circulation. The rain was falling there at a rate of about 1.6 inches (40 mm) per hour.
Rainfall was occurring at a rate around one inch (25 mm) per hour in bands of thunderstorms circling the centre.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center noted, "Animated enhanced infrared satellite imagery reveals significant consolidation in the convective structure and a better idea of the location of the low-level circulation centre. There is high confidence in the initial position based on an eye feature in a microwave satellite image."
At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC), the centre of Tropical Cyclone Fani had maximum sustained winds near 55 knots (63 mph/102 kph). Fani was located near latitude 10.5 degrees north and longitude 86.6 degrees east. That is about 420 nautical miles east-southeast of Chennai, India. Fani is moving to the northwest and is forecast to intensify to hurricane strength.
Fani is forecast to make landfall in northeastern India on May 3. (ANI)

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