baygirl_1 wrote:Okay, does this storm remind anyone else of Danny in 1997? Areas around Mobile Bay received 20"-40" of rain during that storm. It was awful! I certainly hope Dolly doesn't do that to Texas and Mexico.
Here's more on Danny: http://www.usouthal.edu/meteorology/hurricanedanny.html
Hurricane Danny dumped 43" in parts of Mobile Bay. If that fell on land, that would lead to massive flooding. Alvin had 43" in 1979 from Claudette. Don't get me started with Allison in 2001. 28" fell in 12 hours! One estimate that up to 33" fell in 12 hours during Allison! South Texas has had very heavy rain from stalled out storms. Beulah in 1967 comes to mind. It dumped up to 30" of rain. Also, it was a Category 5 hurricane before it made landfall.