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Munchak: Tropical Cyclone Winston was one of the most

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intense tropical cyclones recorded in the southern Pacific Ocean,

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and it struck the islands of Fiji just as the NASA GPM satellite was passing

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overhead. 

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GPM captured this unique view of the storm showing some intense thunderstorms near the

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center indicative of a well-organized and symmetrical tropical cyclone,

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including very intense rain rates in the eye wall, which was crossing over the islands

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of Fiji at this time.
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