PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 522 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...AMAZING RAINFALL TOTALS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL WINDS PRODUCED TREMENDOUS RAINFALL RATES AND RAINFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE TWO DAY TOTAL EXCEEDED 14 INCHES IN A FEW SPOTS. CLOVER FIELD IN PEARLAND REPORTED 1.33 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST 12 MINUTES. HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT RECEIVED A RECORD 5.15 INCHES OF RAIN ON SATURDAY APRIL 18TH. THE AIRPORT RECEIVED 0.96 INCHES OF RAIN IN 10 MINUTES...1.48 INCHES OF RAIN IN 16 MINUTES AND 2.52 INCHES IN JUST 35 MINUTES. THIS WAS THE FOURTH WETTEST DAY IN APRIL FOR HOBBY AIRPORT. THE GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL IN APRIL OCCURRED ON APRIL 27TH 1972 (6.20 INCHES)...5.38 INCHES ON APRIL 8TH 2002 AND 5.18 INCHES ON APRIL 14TH 1966. THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL GAGE AT BAY AREA BOULEVARD AND CLEAR CREEK INDICATED THAT AN INCREDIBLE 6.26 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR...8.06 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 90 MINUTES AND 9.92 INCHES OF RAIN ACCUMULATED IN 24 HOURS. ANOTHER GAGE AT CLEAR CREEK AND FM 528 SHOWED AN 6.02 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR. THESE HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE COMPARABLE TO THE RAINFALL RATES THAT OCCURRED WITH TROPICAL STORM ALLISON. HERE ARE SOME UPDATED RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE ADDED TO THIS LIST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THESE RAINFALL TOTALS ARE COURTESY OF COCORAHS OBSERVERS...VOLUNTEER CO-OP OBSERVERS...ASOS STATIONS AND PUBLIC REPORTS. A BIG SHOUT OF THANKS TO ALL THESE OBSERVERS WHO SHARE THEIR RAINFALL DATA. LOCATION APRIL 17 APRIL 18 HOUSTON IAH 1.90 2.98 HOUSTON HOU 2.64 5.15 PEARLAND 1.29 6.65 SUGARLAND 0.49 3.25 HUNTSVILLE 2.20 1.68 CONROE 1.99 1.50 TOMBALL 2.89 1.72 COLLEGE STATION 2.94 0.88 PALACIOS 0.26 0.64 CLEVELAND 4.04 2.26 LEAGUE CITY (NWS) 1.77 7.88 FRELSBURG 7.66 1.68 BRENHAM 5.85 1.50 COLUMBUS 5.10 0.93 CROCKETT 2.25 1.04 LEAGUE CITY 1.2 N 10.63 LEAGUE CITY 1.7 NW 1.78 10.02 EL CAMPO 2.5 WSW 4.41 WINNIE 4.4 NNW 6.25 SOUTH HOUSTON 4.0 SSW 6.49 WINNIE 3.9 NNW 6.23 LEAGUE CITY 2.4 W 9.17 HOUSTON 5.8 SE 2.81 HOUSTON 2.8 S 2.60 SOUTHSIDE PLACE (HOUSTON) 2.31 BUNKER HILL VILLAGE (HOUSTON) 4.40 TOMBALL 0.6 W 1.25 KINGWOOD 1.8 E 3.23 BURTON (WASH COUNTY) 5.45 2.64 WASHINGTON (WASH COUNTY) 2.38 2.49 KINGWOOD 3.9 S 3.76 HOUSTON HEIGHTS 2.54 3.77 DANEVANG 0.12 2.65 HOUSTON WESTBURY 1.40 2.81 MATAGORDA 0.75 1.30 RICHMOND 0.09 2.88 TAYLOR LAKE VILLAGE 1.53 4.66 JERSEY VILLAGE 1.86 2.64 CROSBY 2.75 4.62 MISSOURI CITY 4.8 SSE 0.56 8.48 RICHMOND 5.6 ESE 0.25 5.87 MARKHAM 0.35 2.75 EL CAMPO 2.5 WSW 0.06 4.41 WHARTON 0.3 E 5.83 FREEPORT 0.40 3.20 BELLVILLE 6.19 ANAHUAC 1.85 7.95 EDNA 0.10 1.67 FRIENDSWOOD 2.5 NNE 1.63 6.05 FRIENDSWOOD 1.9 SSW 7.71 BAYOU VISTA 0.2 SE 1.27 4.17 DICKINSON 1.4 W 1.69 7.15 SUGARLAND 0.5 SE 0.44 3.62 HEMPSTEAD 3.53 1.34 SEGNO 2.03 2.83 CLODINE 3.17 $$