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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 >

July Top Ten Precipitation Records
1930-2024
Midland, Texas
Average Monthly Precipitation = 1.62 in
Rank Wettest Year Rank Driest Year
1  8.50 1991 1   0.00 1946
2  7.73 1975 2    trace 1 2011
3  6.73 1961 2    trace 1 2001
4  6.66 1988 2    trace 1 1983
5  6.55 2009 2    trace 1 1980
6  6.18 1936 2    trace 1 1954
7  5.63 1938 7   0.01 2020
8  4.62 1945 8   0.03 2 1930
9  4.46  1959 8   0.03 2  2022
10  3.56  1976 10    0.05   1951

Footnotes:

  1. trace occurred five times and ranked second driest July
  2. 0.03 occurred twice (tied) and ranked eighth driest July