A Foot of Rain in Texas: Video, Vs. Records

A station near Saludo, Texas reported 14.33" of rain yesterday, with "most of it" coming between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm (the NWS says this was over a foot!). A very small area nearby was hit with over 10 inches of rain, right there on I-35 north of Austin according to the NWS Hourly Gauge-Adjusted Doppler Precip Site, which also says that (over the last 2 days) a wide area of 3-5 inches has fallen in the drought-stricken state:

You can get more information about the forecast of this storm in our Southwest News story. Other notable intense precip reports according to CoCoRaHS:

Lockhart, Texas: 1.00" in 50 minutes this morning

Near Pearsall, TX: 4.62" in 150 minutes yesterday Bracketville, TX: 0.75" in 20 minutes yesterday Bracketville, TX: 1.00" in 40 minutes yesterday Duncanville, TX: 1.40" in 30 minutes yesterday New Braunfels, TX: 1.42" in 20 minutes yesterday

Here's a video from the area yesterday:

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While these amounts are impressive, they pale in comparison to the record U.S. "point" rainfalls per Chris Burt [JessePedia], Author of "Extreme Weather" :

- 7.00 inches in 30 minutes (Ohio, 1914) - 9.25 inches in 40 minutes (Virginia, 1906) - 19.00 inches in 150 minutes (West Virginia, 1889) - 36.40 inches in 18 hours (Texas, 1941)