Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather</s>Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather</s>HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston could receive as much as two to three inches (five to seven and a half centimeters) of rain per hour in the upcoming hours due to Tropical Storm Harvey, Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Saturday.

"We got a break for several hours during the day (but) several rainbands will be coming through tonight. Please be alert," Turner said on his Tweeter account.</s>Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather</s>Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather</s>Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather</s>Houston usually gets about 50 inches of rain a year. It might get that — or more — this week.</s>Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather</s>With the threat of extreme flooding comes the possibility of bizarre objects floating down the street, as Hurricane Harvey is expected to dump 40 inches of rain on some parts of Texas.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has already warned that alligators will seek higher ground during flood events, tweeting photos of gators sheltering on a porch and under a car.

If forecasts hold and Harvey meanders slowly by the coast dumping rain for days, parts of Texas could see record-shattering floods.

With the high waters could come other creepy visitors in addition to alligators.

Last year, flooding in Fort Bend County, on the outskirts of Houston, drove spiders and water moccasins into people's homes.

'Please be aware that flooding is driving wildlife out of their habitat' the Fort Bend County Sheriff's office posted on Facebook after heavy flooding hit the area in June of 2016.

'We are advising folks not to stop and take photos or engage the animals.'

Floodwaters have in the past also created the gruesome specter of unearthed coffins, though none have been reported yet in Texas.

Last year, flooding in Louisiana sent coffins floating down the streets.

In shocking photos showing the devastation, caskets that had washed up from a graveyard floated down the street in Denham Springs, Louisiana.

As the waters rise in Texas, residents will be keeping a keen eye out for what the floods might bring.</s>Fifty inches of rain would exceed any previous Texas rainfall record, the National Weather Service announced Sunday.

"The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before," NWS Weather Prediction Center posted on Twitter. "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days."

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the August rainfall total for Houston was 25.5 inches of rain, making this August the wettest month on record, surpassing June 2001, according to the NWS Houston.

The NWS determined the average rainfall in Harris County Emergency Management Network has exceeded that of Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. The rainfall from TS Allison took 5 days, and this rainfall has exceeded this amount in half the time.

Hourly totals for rain are expected to be about 3 inches, with some areas getting up to 6 inches per hour.

The NWS forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms "likely" in the Houston area through Wednesday night. There is a 50 percent chance of storms and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, and it drops to a 40 percent chance for Friday night and Saturday.

Get the latest 7-day forecast here: http://www.khou.com/weather
Downtown Houston has collected about 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) of rain with 7 inches (18 cm) recorded in some areas. Nearly 9 inches (23 cm) was tallied in First Colony early this morning. The National Hurricane Center predicts up to 30 inches (76 cm) of rain and isolated totals as high as 40 inches (100 cm) by the time the storm leaves.