Tropical Storm Imelda Dumps More Than 40 Inches of Rain in Texas, Triggering Catastrophic Flooding (RECAP)
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-17-tropical-storm-imelda-texas-coast-houston-flood-forecast...More than two feet of rain drenched southeast Texas, including a few spots that saw more than 40 inches. The heaviest rain fell in a short amount time Sept. 18-19, 2019.
Greens Bayou at US 59 measured 6.24 inches of rain in one hour midday Sept. 19. Conroe, Texas, measured 5.16 inches of rain in an hour earlier that same morning.
In Jefferson County, Texas, some areas just south of the city of Beaumont picked up over 20 inches of rain in just 12 hours.
Imelda dropped enough rain in one day at Houston's Intercontinental Airport (9.21 inches on Sept. 19) to set the city's record for its wettest calendar day in September....
Below are some additional rainfall totals from southeast Texas.
-42.76 inches at Mayhaw Bayou and Brush Island Road
-33.58 inches near Hamshire
-29.68 inches at the East Fork of the San Jacinto River
-20.85 inches at Beaumont/Port Arthur Regional Airport
-19.90 inches in Humble
-11.68 inches at Houston's Intercontinental Airport
