Date of Event: 15 June 2017 Start Time of Event: 13:15 UTC Schedule stop time: 14:15 UTC GSFC networking personnel will be replacing network equipment that will directly impact GPM MOC, both its connection to PPS AND, more significantly, its connection to White Sands (WSC) which is the download location for GPM data. Since this replacement will provided needed increase in network throughput capacity, the update is required. During the outage, PPS SDPS (tnitta) will receive NO GPM DATA. While only an hour is currently planned for the outage as with any network modifications, changes might take

Tropical storm MERBOK formed in the South China Sea west of the Philippines on June 11, 2017. The GPM core observatory satellite flew above MERBOK on June 10, 2017 at 0631 UTC when the tropical storm was forming. GPM's Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) showed that the future tropical storm was starting to get organized. Feeder bands were shown converging into the center of the circulation located in the South China Sea west of Luzon. GPM passed over the western side of tropical storm MERBOK again on June 12, 2017 at 0621 UTC when it's maximum sustained winds

Extremely heavy rain has recently fallen over Florida. Over 19 inches (482 mm) of rain has fallen in southeastern Florida during the past seven days. Record rainfall has been reported in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm. This extreme rainfall has led to flooding and flight cancellations. The GPM core observatory satellite flew above southern Florida on Wednesday June 7, 2017 at 6:06 AM EDT ( 1006 UTC). Data collected by GPM's Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) instruments revealed the intensity of rainfall within powerful storms that were drenching southern

In the past couple weeks rainfall has had a significant impact on Sri Lanka, southwestern India, Bangladesh and eastern India. Monsoon rainfall caused widespread flooding, devastating mudslides and displacements of many thousands of people in Sri Lanka. Over 200 people's deaths have now been attributed to this disaster. Then cyclone Mora formed in the Bay Of Bengal on May 27, 2017. Heavy rain from Mora and it's remnants moved over southeastern Bangladesh and northeastern India. Monsoon rainfall also started to move into southern India. This rainfall analysis was derived from NASA's Integrated

In an effort to keep users informed, below is the current status of the IMERG V04 products. Summary 1. As of 02:20 UTC on 9 May 2017, IMERG Early and Late are running in V04 with backward compatibility adjustments to V05 inputs. 2. From that point to about 11:30 UTC on 12 May 2017, there are long, thin streaks of artifacts in IMERG Early and Late due to GPROF-ATMS. 3. From that point to about 15:00 UTC on 30 May 2017, there are unrealistically large areas of light rain in moist tropical ocean areas in IMERG Early and Late due to GPROF-ATMS and GPROF-MHS. Thereafter, the content of microwave