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Helene Strengthening and Expected to Bring Catastrophic Winds and Storm Surge to the Northeastern Gulf Coast

Helene is expected to bring life-threatening and catastrophic storm surge and damaging hurricane-force winds to Florida and inland across the Southeast. Catastrophic and life-threatening flash/urban flooding, including landslides, is expected across the southern Appalachians. Considerable to locally catastrophic flash flooding is likely for northwestern and northern Florida and the Southeast. Read More >

August Top Ten Precipitation Records
1930-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.72 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year
1  5.92 2006 1  0.00 1936
2  5.34 1934 2  0.03 2009
3  4.43 1974 3  0.05 1999
4  4.37 1993 4  0.06 2000
5  4.06 2022 5  0.08 1935
6  3.94 1986 6  0.09 1943
 7  3.84  1958 7    0.17 1  1967
 8  3.80  1972 7    0.17 1  2002
 9  3.76  1942 9  0.18   1953
  10  3.44  2001 10    0.20     2020

Footnotes:

  1. 0.17 occurred two times and ranked seventh  driest