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Some light rain fell across the region late Wednesday and early Thursday morning. Not on par with the deluge of rain we had the night before, but still very beneficial.


Radar estimates about 0.25 inches of rain across most of the metroplex, except north DFW where an estimated 1.5 inches fell.
 

You can see that CoCoRaHS reports actually verify the radar’s estimated rainfall fairly well. The radar may have even underestimated total rainfall in some areas.


CoCoRaHS.org volunteer network rain reports for the 24-hr period ending 1/26/12 7:00am CST. 

 

The entire region had at least some measurable precipitation the last 24 hours, which is great news for the drought stricken lone star state!

012512-estimated rainfall totals

Very heavy rainfall fell across the entire region overnight and this morning January 25. Some high water rescues have occurred across the D/FW Metroplex this morning as well. Area wide 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen with some isolated locations receiving even more.

4.26 inches of rain fell at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, while 4.49 inches fell at Dallas Love Field. See the complete list of 24-hour preliminary rainfall totals below.

EDIT: Several area lakes rose by several feet due to the widespread heavy rain as well. See below for lake level increases.


Radar estimated storm total rainfall as of 11:00am CST 1/25/12.
...Preliminary 24 hour rainfall totals ending at 11 am...

...Anderson...
psnt2    Palestine crn                        1.97

...Bell...
nelt2    Temple                               2.83
tpl      Temple AWOS                          1.98

...Bosque...
aqlt2    Aquilla                              3.71
vmat2    Valley Mills                         3.15
ctnt2    Clifton                              3.14

...Collin...
ddnt2    Dallas alert 735(preston @ Olive rd) 5.32
prpt2    Prosper                              4.90
dwht2    desert water coop#2                  4.65
mckt2    McKinney                             4.41
tki      McKinney ASOS                        4.31
bvwt2    Blue Ridge                           4.16

...Comanche...
dllt2    deleon                               3.46
dsbt2    deleon                               3.20
coat2    Comanche RAWS                        2.96
mkn      Comanche AWOS                        2.56

...Cooke...
vvwt2    Valley View 4s                       4.23
gllt2    Gainesville                          2.99
gle      Gainsville muncipal                  2.52

...Coryell...

...Dallas...
dcct2    west joe's creek @ Walnut Creek      5.04
Dal      Dallas Love ASOS                     4.49
rbd      Dallas Red Bird ASOS                 4.36
gprt2    Grand Prairie                        4.24
adst2    Addison Airport                      4.07
gpet2    Mountain Creek Lake                  4.03
lnc      Lancaster Airport                    3.72
chit2    Cedar Hill 4ne                       3.72
dalt2    Dallas                               3.66
cdht2    Cedar Hill S.P. RAWS                 3.64
cart2    Carrollton                           3.37

...Delta...
sclt2    jim Chapman Lake                     2.52
copt2    Cooper                               2.41

...Denton...
dcjt2    Justin                               4.21
sget2    Sanger                               3.98
dto      Denton ASOS                          3.49
eflt2    Lewisville                           3.19
rrlt2    lake ray Roberts                     3.01

...Eastland...
llet2    Lake Leon                            2.87

...Ellis...
lwwt2    Lake Waxahachie                      4.45
avat2    Avalon #2 larc                       3.49
jwy      mid-way regional ap                  3.36

...Erath...
Sep     Stephenville                          4.18

...Falls...
hibt2    Highbank                             2.27

...Fannin...
ladt2    Ladonia                              3.49
cddt2    Caddo wildlife mngt                  2.91

...Freestone...
stet2    Streetman                            2.88

...Grayson...
covt2    Collinsville                         4.80
gyi      Sherman/Denison ap                   3.91
cvet2    Collinsville                         3.28

...Hamilton...
hict2    Hico                                 4.02
hmlt2    Hamilton                             2.33

...Henderson...
tddt2    Trinidad                             2.29
rhat2    Athens RAWS                          2.19

...Hill...
bbdt2    Brandon                              4.78
bumt2    Blum                                 4.33
inj      Hillsboro Airport                    3.60
aqat2    Aquilla creek blw dam                2.88
alat2    Aquilla lake                         2.53
mlet2    Malone                               2.21

...Hood...
gryt2    Granbury RAWS                        5.13
gdj      Granbury Municipal ap                4.61

...Hopkins...
subt2    Sulphur Bluff                        2.36

...Hunt...
lvtt2    Celeste                              4.49
msct2    Commerce                             2.99
scst2    Commerce                             2.82
gelt2    Greenville RAWS                      2.62
gvt      Greenville Airport                   2.56
gnvt2    Greenville                           2.34

...Jack...
tbmt2    bear mtn reptr (post office)         2.79
jakt2    Jacksboro                            2.60
tant2    Antelope                             2.38
tvtt2    Truce                                2.14

...Johnson...
vnst2    Venus                                4.01
cpt      Cleburne municpal ap                 2.98

...Kaufman...
cnlt2    Crandall                             3.74
kaft2    Kaufman                              2.62
trl      Terrell ASOS                         2.26

...Lamar...
myst2    pat mayse dam                        2.81
prx      Paris AWOS                           2.76
roxt2    Roxton                               2.70
cppt2    Cooper                               2.61

...Lampasas...
ltct2    Lometa                               2.22
nnxt2    Lampasas                             2.03
lmot2    Lometa                               2.00

...Limestone...
grst2    Groesbeck                            2.95
llmt2    lake Limestone Marin                 2.13

...Leon...
llst2    lake Limestone                       2.11

...McLennan...
mcgt2    McGregor                             3.01
act      Waco ASOS                            2.87
crft2    Crawford                             2.81
megt2    McGregor RAWS                        2.64

...Milam...
tdct2    Thorndale                            3.30
cmnt2    Cameron                              2.42

...Mills...
gect2    Goldthwaite                          2.57

...Montague...
mgut2    Montague                             3.03
bcat2    lake amon Carter                     2.38
0f2      Bowie                                2.37

...Navarro...
crs      Corsicana ASOS                       3.04
trht2    Richland                             2.33
rcet2    Rice                                 2.28

...Parker...
weat2    Weatherford                          4.15
bnct2    Cresson                              4.05
twrt2    Springtown (walnut c                 3.98
dnnt2    Dennis                               3.85
wtht2    Weatherford                          3.62
tagt2    Agnes                                2.11

...Robertson...
lhb      Hearne Airport                       2.46
rprt2    Round Prairie RAWS                   2.15

...Stephens...
bkd      Breckenridge AWOS                    1.76

...Somervell...
glrt2    Glen Rose                            3.65
grot2    Glen Rose                            3.30

...Tarrant...
eamt2    Eagle Mountain Lake                  4.53
mnft2    Mansfield                            4.49
gky      Arlington ASOS                       4.28
dfw      Dallas/Fort Worth ap                 4.26
bcht2    Fort Worth                           4.17
fwdt2    NWS Fort Worth                       4.10
nfw      ftw joint Reserve base               3.91
afw      ftw Alliance ASOS                    3.90
ftw      ftw Meacham ASOS                     3.84
fwot2    Fort Worth                           3.75
wftt2    Fort Worth                           3.73
ermt2    Everman                              3.73
gpnt2    Grapevine dam wx sta                 3.65
bnbt2    lake Benbrook                        3.61
fwht2    Fort Worth                           3.59
wrpt2    Fort Worth federal bldg              3.53
twft2    trwd sump 13                         3.43
tcet2    Cement Lake                          3.19
bmct2    marys creek                          3.19
tctt2    trwd sump 17                         3.15
twvt2    trwd sump 3                          3.08
tmct2    marine Creek Lake                    2.99
flwt2    Lake Worth                           2.79
cfbt2    Benbrook                             2.64

...Wise...
boyt2    Boyd                                 3.86
lud      Decatur Municipal ap                 3.07
avot2    Alvord 4ne                           3.07
lbjt2    LBJ Grasslands RAWS                  2.88
tsat2    Paradise (salt creek)                2.82
tcft2    Crafton                              2.70
tbnt2    Boonsville                           2.59

...Young...
lmgt2    Lake Graham                          2.93
sout2    South Bend                           2.63
          ....North Texas lakes are on the rise...

The widespread heavy event of the past 24 hours has brought some
significant recharge to the lakes in North Texas. Rainfall totals
averaged 3 to 5 inches across the area from midday Tuesday through
noon Wednesday. 

Lake                Lake elevation gain through 3pm Wednesday

Grapevine           3.1 feet
Lewisville          1.8 feet
Joe pool            2.7 feet
Lavon               2.5 feet
ray Hubbard         1.4 feet
ray Roberts         1.5 feet
Arlington           5.4 feet
Eagle Mountain      2.2 feet
Bridgeport          1.3 feet
possum kingdom      1.2 feet
Granbury            3.6 feet
Bardwell            2.2 feet
Richland Chambers   0.5 feet
Cedar Creek         0.5 feet
Whitney             1.5 feet
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