IMERG data indicated that the heaviest rainfall accumulation occurred off the Yucatan where were over 20 inches (512 mm) were estimated.Īlso of interest is the heavy rainfall that fell in less than a week with stormy weather extending from Texas to the Great Lakes. IMERG rainfall accumulation data indicated that Michael frequently produced rainfall totals greater than 10 inches (254 mm) along its track. GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.Īn analysis showed IMERG rainfall accumulation estimates along Michael’s track during the period from becoming a tropical depression fourteen off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on Oct. IMERG data benefits from algorithms developed by NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM) science team that supports GPM’s Missions. IMERG data were used to calculate estimates of precipitation totals from a combination of space-borne passive microwave sensors, including the GMI microwave sensor on the GPM or Global Precipitation Measurement mission satellite, and geostationary infrared data. A Florida resident who rode out Hurricane Michael in one of the hardest-hit communities in the Panhandle said the thought of what. was derived from NASA’s Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals data (IMERG). Hurricane Michael death toll rises to 13 across 4 states 01:56. 12, Tropical Storm Michael moved out over the Atlantic Ocean and has transitioned into a powerful extratropical storm.Ī rainfall accumulation analysis created at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. In the Panama City area, Tyndall Air Force Base reported a maximum wind gust of 139 mph at Tyndall Air Force Base before the observation systems stopped reporting around 12:24PM EDT. EDT) locations are shown overlaid on this analysis. Preliminary Track Map of Hurricane Michael: Catastrophic damage from wind extended from the coast and well inland into southwest Georgia. Michael’s approximate 0000Z and 1200Z (8 p.m. IMERG data indicated that the heaviest rainfall accumulation occurred off the Yucatan where were over 20 inches (512 mm) were estimated.
Hurricane Michael frequently produced rainfall totals greater than 10 inches (254 mm) along its track. NASA used satellite data to estimate how much rainfall occurred along Hurricane Michael’s track from Oct. Hurricane Michael damage then continued Northeast, affecting the majority of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, and eastern Alabama. Tropical cyclones are classified as follows: Organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with defined surface circulation and max sustained winds of 38 mph or less. Hurricane Michael A hurricane watcher’s guide to the latest track and model forecasts during the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Some casualties resulted not only from Michael’s destructive winds and storm surges but also from the blinding rain that Michael produced as it battered states from Florida northeastward through Virginia. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone, which generally forms in the tropics and is accompanied by thunderstorms and a counterclockwise circulation of winds. 15, 2018 – Hurricane Michael’s Heavy Rainfall Measured by NASA Hurricane season typically features several tropical storms in the Atlantic, but they dont all form in the same way.