The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this visible image of Super Typhoon Maysak on March 31 at 3:55 UTC.
Image Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
On March 30, TRMM data showed heaviest rainfall (red) southwest of the center, and in fragmented bands of thunderstorms northeast of the center. In both of those places rainfall was in excess of 50 mm per hour.
Image Credit: NASA/SSAI/JAXA, Hal Pierce
On March 30, GPM observed a few intense storms on the western side of Maysak were reaching heights close to 16 km (9.9 miles).
Image Credit: NASA/SSAI/JAXA, Hal Pierce
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