How much rain did Alabama get from Claudette?
Tropical Depression Claudette was heading away from Alabama on Sunday but left a lot of rain in its wake. Three cities, Anniston, Birmingham and Mobile, set daily rainfall records, according to the National Weather Service. But those totals seem paltry when compared to some other rain totals across the state. Annistons official observing site set a daily rainfall record on Saturday with 2.24 inches, breaking the June 19 record of 2.02 from 1958. Birmingham officially got 4.36 inches on Saturday, shattering the June 19 record of 1.62 inches set in 1989. Mobile also broke its daily rainfall record for June 18. Mobile got 3.81 inches on Friday, breaking the record of 2.88 inches set in 1920. The National Weather Service said Claudette caused significant flooding along parts of the Interstate 59 corridor, including Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Cherokee, Marshall and DeKalb counties. DeKalb and Marshall counties got walloped. According to the National Weather Service in Huntsville one DeKalb County observation station south of Fort Payne reported 9.83 inches of rain. The weather service said other locations farther south got between 5 and 9 inches on Saturday:  First glance rainfall map over the last 24 hours from #Claudette. Significant flash flooding occurred in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson County overnight. Reports between 5 and 9 inches have come in from areas within the Tuscaloosa metro area. #alwx pic.twitter.com/qZPbJFByVB  NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) June 20, 2021  Here are some other rainfall observations from around the state for Saturday:  * 7.60 inches  near Fort Payne in DeKalb County  * 7.40 inches  Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County  * 7.39 inches  near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa County  * 6.65 inches  Near Crossville in DeKalb County  * 6.58 inches  Oliver Lock and Dam in Tuscaloosa County  * 6.14 inches  Near Valley Head in DeKalb County  * 5.93 inches  near Crossville in DeKalb County  * 5.54 inches  near Guntersville in Marshall County  * 5.14 inches  near Albertville in Marshall County  * 4.84 inches  Mountain Brook in Jefferson County  * 4.75 inches  Helena in Shelby County  * 4.68 inches  Coker in Tuscaloosa County  * 4.65 inches  Jasper in Walker County  * 4.45 inches  Mount Longleaf in Calhoun County  * 4.43 inches  Trussville in Jefferson County  * 4.34 inches  Arab in Blount County  * 4.25 inches  Pelham in Shelby County  * 4.20 inches  Near Centre in Cherokee County  * 4.06 inches  Eutaw in Greene County  * 4.06 inches  Pinson in Jefferson County  * 4.04 inches  Near Pell City in St. Clair County  * 4.02 inches  Jacksonville State University in Calhoun County  * 4 inches  Forney in Cherokee County  * 3.97 inches  Chelsea in Shelby County  * 3.85 inches  Alpine in Talladega County  * 3.81 inches  Wetumpka in Elmore County  * 3.45 inches  Schoolhouse in Clay County  * 3.42 inches  Hayden in Blount County  * 3.23 inches  Gadsden Municipal Airport in Etowah County  * 3.08 inches  Terrapin Creek in Cleburne County  * 2.88 inches  Red Level in Covington County  * 2.50 inches  Selma in Dallas County  * 2.49 inches  Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery County  * 2.42 inches  Union Grove in Chilton County  * 2.17 inches  Auburn in Lee County  * 2.12 inches  Eufaula in Barbour County  See the complete list for central Alabama here. Southwest Alabama got a lot of rain from Claudette too, but most of it came earlier. This map from the weather service from 7 a.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday shows some areas in south Alabama got between four and 5 inches of rain as Claudette was approaching and making landfall in Louisiana:  Southwest Alabama got 5 inches or more from Claudette on Friday. Some observations from Friday:  * 5.02 inches  Wilmer in Mobile County  * 4.99 inches  Tillmans Corner in Mobile County  * 4.60 inches  Near Summerdale in Baldwin County  * 4.58 inches  Tillmans Corner in Mobile County  * 4.55 inches  Near Grand Bay in Mobile County  * 3.80 inches  Near Theodore in Mobile County  *3.39 inches  Near Point Clear in Baldwin County