Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019 left its mark on Texas as being one of the state’s wettest cyclones, producing around $5 billion in damage.

The storm formed quickly on Sept. 17 and dissipated after landfall on Sept. 19, but its remnants unleashed catastrophic flooding.

Some communities reported between 40-45 inches of rainfall, ranking Imelda as the fourth-wettest tropical cyclone in Lone State history.

Several weather observation sites reported rainfall rates of more than 4 inches per hour, exceeding hourly precipitation rates encountered during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

The heavy rainfall forced the temporary closure of major airports around Houston and Interstate 10 to be shut down between the metro and the Texas-Louisiana State line.

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