Wehner said he guessed, when he started his research, that Harvey might have dropped about 6 to 8 percent more rain than an identical storm would have dropped in 1950.

All told, with the 51.88 inches of rain that was recorded in Cedar Bayou, Texas, Harvey brought the highest rainfall total to the continental U.S. from a single storm.

We estimate the area covered by at least 20 inches of rain from Imelda to be about 2,200 square miles. According to an analysis by Shane Hubbard from the University of Wisconsin, Harvey's 20-inch ...

Jennifer Jones pays respects to the Katrina Memorial in the Lower 9th Ward as rain from Tropical Storm Harvey moves through the area in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, the 12th ...