page_title: 2018 in Samoa
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 in Samoa / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: On Feb. 9 at 9:26 a.m. EST (1426 UTC) GPM found heaviest rainfall from storms northwest of the Gita’s center dropping rain at a rate of greater than 1 to 1.6 inches per hour. Rainfall in fragmented bands of thunderstorms east of the center were dropping rainfall up to 1 inch per hour. GPM data was overlaid on infrared data from Japan’s Himawari-8 satellite in this image.
context_page_description: Events in the year 2018 in Samoa.
context_section_description: 8 to 9 February – Samoa was struck by the Cyclone Gita, and a state of disaster was declared for the nation on 10 February.
caption: Global Precipitation Measurement satellite image of Gita near the Samoan islands on 9 February. Heavy rain bands with rainfall rates of 25 to 41 mm (1 to 1.6 in) per hour were identified near the islands.
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