In 1978, Tropical Storm Amelia dumped 48 inches of rain on the Texas Hill Country. That stood as the record for rainfall from a landfalling tropical cyclone across the contiguous 48 states, until Harvey.
The 49.20 inches so far at Mary’s Creek southeast of Houston appear to be a new record.
Hurricane Hiki in Hawaii in 1950 apparently still holds the U.S. record, as 52 inches fell at Kanalohuluhulu Ranger Station.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1037 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2017
…The previous record for total rainfall during a tropical cyclone
has been broken…
A preliminary report from one Texas rain gauge has broken the Texas
tropical cyclone rainfall record. Southeast of Houston, Mary’s Creek
at Winding Road reported 49.20 inches in a time period ranging from
12:00 AM CDT August 25 to 9:20 AM CDT August 29. This total is
higher than the previous record of 48 inches set during tropical
cyclone Amelia in 1978 at Medina, Texas. This is a preliminary
report and could potentially increase.
from The Alabama Weather Blog http://ift.tt/2wlJU9O
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