Originally posted by Robinson:
Eddie, in two days you received almost 7 inches of rain. Is that typical for you area? How often does this type of rainfall occur? A few times a year? A few times a decade? Or is that an exceptional amount?
Robinson,
I'm south of Eddie in an area that tends to get somewhat higher annual rainfall than Eddie's. A 7 inch rain is certainly not unusual around here. In a normal year, whatever that is, we could expect two or three such happenings. This winter, for example, we received an 11.5 inch rain, a 6 inch rain and the recent 5 inches. A few years back, we received over 30 inches spread over a 4 day period...that would be considered unusual, but not a 7 inch rain. East Texas, especially along the H59 corridor flowing northeast from the Gulf, has to be one of the best areas for ponds anywhere, from a rainfall standpoint(except for the last two summers).
