The average for the entire month is 1.96, so we still have some work to do in the rainfall department Tuesday's. The main thrust of the rain should push out after sunrise Thursday, but more scattered showers and heavier downpours could form across the area Thursday midday and into the afternoon. This most recent rain now brings the total for the month of January to 0.50. For cities and towns near and west of Highway 281, it may be raining more often than not for a few hours once the rain starts mid-afternoon.įorecast model data is suggesting that the slow-moving line of storms should start to pick up eastward speed around midnight with the axis of heavy rain shifting eastward through the overnight hours and into the morning hours Thursday. It was nearly double the previous pre-Harvey record for 4-day rainfall. From August 26-29, 35.6 inches of rain at Houstons Hobby Airport setting the record for wettest 4-day period. The top four wettest 4-day periods all involve rainfall related to Hurricane Harvey. (KWTX, NWS)Īs anticipated, today’s best rain chances will start from the mid-afternoon hours through the overnight time period, but the primary concern for flash flooding will be between 3 PM and midnight. Ranking of the 50 wettest 4-day periods on record at Houstons Hobby Airport. Amarillo and the surrounding area are preparing for yet more rainfall in the upcoming week as certain areas were under a flood watch, flash flood warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings. The southeast Dallas area saw the highest rainfall total of anywhere, amassing a. In the flood watch, 1" to 3" of rain are expected, but cities and towns near and west of Highway 281 (including Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills, and San Saba County) could receive 3" to 5"+ of rain over the next 24 hours. While DFW Airport saw 9.19 inches of rain, other areas of North Texas eclipsed that number - and then some. Wednesday, and they were approaching 3 inches in north and northeast areas of the city, according to the city. Flood watches have been posted for the western half of Central Texas from I-35 westward. Rainfall totals were already in the 1-2 inches range for most of Dallas by 11 p.m.
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