See the scope of flooding in East Texas [Video]

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During the storm that hit a large area of Southeast Texas in late April and early May, a few places recorded an extreme amount of rainfall over several days. Some places got as much as over 10 inches in a day.

Matt Lanza, an energy meteorologist, said a few places recorded more than 5 inches of rain over the course of an hour. At one location north of Lake Livingston, 6 inches of rain in an hour was recorded on April 28.

“Texas gets a lot of rain, but that’s really getting up there,” he said.

But it wasn’t just the total amount of rain that contributed to so much flooding. What was exceptional was …