Hurricane Rita Rainfall Totals

This was amended from an earlier report.

The following are official rainfall totals (over 7 inches) as reported by the government's Hydrological Prediction Center:

LAPLACE,LA: 12.4"
BUNKIE,LA: 10.0"
BATON ROUGE, LA: 9.4"
JENNINGS,LA: 9.4"
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX: 8.6"
CENTER, TX: 8.5"
PORT VINCENT, LA: 8.1"
MILLERVILLE, LA: 8.1"
INNISWOLD, LA: 7.3"

Doppler radar estimates showed over 12" of rain falling in some areas. The AccuWeather.com Doppler Precipitation Estimate Composite (for 24 hours of rain) is shown above. Below is shown the total radar estimate from the Lake Charles radar (which was not in service during the entire storm). This image is courtesy AccuWeather.com RadarPlus.