TX Flooding Update, 2 Feet Offshore

Cable news stations on-air are doing a good job of covering the Houston flooding this morning, and video abounds. Google News has a selection of articles and photos, including this one at CNN, which reads:

KHOU.com probably has the most impressive coverage.

Limited rain (around an inch) fell overnight in Houston Metro, but over a foot of additional rain fell on the southeast coast of Texas (southwest of Houston). Off the coast of Louisiana, more than two feet of rain has fallen in the past week, according to the Lake Charles NEXRAD radar.

A Soggy Monday Morning Commute - June 19, 2006 - Gabriel Martinez, left, guides his truck as he is pushed from floodwaters after his truck died while trying to drive through a flooded intersection Monday, June 19, 2006 in Houston. Torrential downpours created a nightmare commute for Houston-area residents Monday flooding some major traffic arteries. (AP Photo/ David J. Phillip)

For the record, here are some rainfall maps as of 9 a.m. Eastern:

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Below are two Doppler-Estimated Precipitation Maps from AccuWeather.com RadarPlus, one from Houston showing the 12+ inches on the Texas coast; the other from Lake Charles, Louisiana, showing the 25+ inches offshore:

And here are some radar movies from the Houston radar last night:

(Base Reflectivity)







(Zoom SE TX)

*The Harris County Office of Emergency Management maintains this website which monitors rainfall in the Houston area.