Texas
The most serious threat from tropical cyclones in Texas residents is from flooding, from both Gulf of Mexico hurricanes and tropical storms and the remnants of Eastern Pacific storms. The worst aspect about tropical cyclones is that the weaker they are, the more efficient they can be at producing heavy rains and catastrophic flooding. Systems with sprawling circulations, such as Hurricane Beulah, also tend to make good rainmakers. Slow moving systems, such as Tropical Storm Amelia also can produce significant rainfall over the Lone Star State. Amelia's storm total rainfall is the most recorded within the contiguous United States. Tropical Storm Claudette holds the national 24-hour rainfall record for the United States, with 42 inches (1,100 mm) falling within a day.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Texas |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 1219.2 | 48.00 | Amelia 1978 | Medina | |
| 2 | 1143.0 | 45.00 | Claudette 1979 | Alvin coop site | |
| 3 | 1033.3 | 40.68 | Allison 2001 | Moore Road Detention Pond | |
| 4 | 1008.6 | 39.71 | September Hurricane 1921 | Thrall | |
| 5 | 762.0 | 30.00 | September T.S. 1936 | Broome | |
| 6 | 755.9 | 29.76 | Unnamed 1960 | Port Lavaca #2 | |
| 7 | 695.5 | 27.38 | Beulah 1967 | Pettus | |
| 8 | 688.3 | 27.10 | Alice 1954 | Pandale | |
| 9 | 660.4 | 26.00 | Fern 1971 | Beeville 2 SSE | |
| 10 | 596.9 | 23.50 | Cindy 1963 | Deweyville 5 S | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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