Tag Archives: Tropical Storm Claudette dumped more than 40 inches of rain in 1979

HOUSTON, Texas — Most people remember the biggest storms that have hit the greater Houston area, such as Harvey, Ike, Allison and Alicia. However, there was one storm that hit more than 40 years ago that didn’t even rank as a hurricane, and still brought a record-breaking deluge to our area. Tropical Storm Claudette dropped a mind-boggling 42 inches of …

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