How the recent floods compare to Houston's other catastrophic rainstorms

Texas has been hit with dozens of major floods throughout the years, which have caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damage. Keep clicking to see the most catastrophic floods in Texas' history, since 1913. less Texas has been hit with dozens of major floods throughout the years, which have caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damage. Keep clicking to see the most catastrophic floods in Texas' history, ... more Photo: File Photo: File Image 1 of / 84 Caption Close How the recent floods compare to Houston's other catastrophic rainstorms 1 / 84 Back to Gallery

The storms that dumped 6 to 11 inches of rain over the Houston area this week caused some of the worst flooding since Hurricane Ike in 2008. They contributed to the rainiest month in the state's history.

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How did the Memorial Day rains compare to other recent catastrophic weather events? For the first time since Ike, the City of Houston elevated its Emergency Operations Center to level 1 to coordinate emergency response.

Rainfalls were similar between the recent rainstorms and Hurricane Ike, although the latter had recorded rainfalls topping out at 15 to 18 inches in some areas, according to the National Weather Service. However, some local bayous actually experienced higher crests this weekend than during Hurricane Ike, weather.com noted.

Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 smashed both of those events. The storm left parts of Harris County under more than 35 inches of water. The Houston Chronicle wrote afterwards: “Only Tropical Storm Claudette stands as Allison's liquid rival. In July 1979, Claudette dumped 43 inches on Alvin in one day.”

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That story also referenced historic floods in 1935 (unnamed storm), 1989 (another Tropical Storm Allison), 1994 (unnamed storm) and 1998 (Tropical Storm Frances) as contenders for the worst in the city’s history.

With Texas enduring its wettest month ever, we look at the worst floods in the history of the state.