Great Flood of 2016 drops 10 inches of rain in 8 states!

I blogged earlier this week about the immense flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi, which I'm calling "The Great Flood of 2016." The Red Cross has described it as "the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Superstorm Sandy (2012)." That story continues, more rain is coming, and you should donate to the Red Cross to help today. A NASA animation of the extreme rainfall is shown below:

Before-and-after satellite images are also now available at this link:

But did you know? The unnamed low-pressure system dropped 10 inches of rain in eight states (and over 8 inches in 11 states)? Here is a map showing maximum accumulations by state (over 10 inches shown):*

The list of highest amounts by state is as follows (pulled from the NOAA WPC report):

- Watson, LA: 31.39"
- Gloster, MS: 22.84"
- Ellsinore, MO: 17.50"
- Panama City Beach, FL: 14.43"
- Walnut Ridge, AR: 10.85"
- South Bend, IN: 10.67"
- Bonnie, IL: 10.10"
- Gloster, AL: 9.94"*
- Tomball, TX: 8.82"
- Lima, OH: 8.38"

*If you round the numbers to the nearest inch. If you don't, one report for Gloster, Alabama, of 9.94" is missing, but it's not included on the map because it cannot be located via Google Maps.