Munchak: Tropical Cyclone Winston was one of the most
intense tropical cyclones recorded in the southern Pacific Ocean,
and it struck the islands of Fiji just as the NASA GPM satellite was passing
overhead.
GPM captured this unique view of the storm showing some intense thunderstorms near the
center indicative of a well-organized and symmetrical tropical cyclone,
including very intense rain rates in the eye wall, which was crossing over the islands
of Fiji at this time. [music]