Record Rainfall From Lee Approaches Exceeds Double Digits on Gulf Coast

Image (click to enlarge): Tropical Storm Lee rainfall totals through 7 pm CDT, Sept. 3, from National Weather Service

Sept. 5, 11 pm Update: Updated storm totals of 10" or more reported by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center:

SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 1 PM CDT 

...ALABAMA...
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW             11.74                      
MOBILE 10.2 WSW                     11.62                      
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW                    11.32                      
ORANGE BEACH 3.0 ENE                10.50                      
FOLEY 2.0 SSW                       10.39                      
THEODORE 3.7 WNW                    10.31      
       
...FLORIDA...
MILTON 1.4 NNE                      10.03  

...LOUISIANA...
HOLDEN                              15.43                      
N.O. CAROLLTON                      14.32                      
MAUREPAS                            13.63                      
PONCHATOULA 4 SE                    13.22                      
CONVENT 2 S                         13.04                      
RESERVE 0.5 SSE                     12.43                      
GRAY 0.5 ENE                        12.15                      
MARRERO 1.9 E                       11.21                      
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE                  10.91                      
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                 10.80                      
PONCHATOULA 11.8 E                  10.59                      
MERAUX 0.8 WNW                      10.10  

...MISSISSIPPI...
FLORENCE 0.9 E                      13.45                      
WAVELAND 1.1 NW                     13.20                      
SAUCIER 6.4 ESE                     11.75                      
GULFPORT 2.0 NE                     11.71                      
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                    11.59                      
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N                11.31                      
RICHLAND 0.3 WSW                    11.25                      
PHILADELPHIA 5.4 E                  11.18                      
PEARL 3.4 ESE                       11.14                      
JACKSON WFO                         11.13                      
KILN 6.6 N                          10.90                      
GULFPORT-BILOXI                     10.78   

Sept. 4, 11 pm Update: Updated official totals of 5" or more through 7 pm CDT:

HOLDEN              13.93   
N.O. CAROLLTON      12.97  
MAUREPAS            11.97  
CONVENT 2S          11.55  
N.O. AUDUBON        11.42 THROUGH 7PM  
GALLIANO            11.40  
LIVINGSTON          11.24  
N.O. ARMSTRONG      10.72 THROUGH 7PM  
PASCAGOULA          10.70 THROUGH 7PM  
SLIDELL CITY        10.62  
COVINGTON           10.46  
TERRYTOWN 3S         9.86  
BILOXI               9.79 THROUGH 7PM  
N.O. LAKEFRONT       9.48 THROUGH 7PM  
PONCHATOULA 4SE      9.42  
BAPTIST              9.31  
GULFPORT AIRPORT     9.13 THROUGH 7PM  
BOOTHVILLE           8.93 THROUGH 7PM  
BAYOU MANCHAC PT     8.80 (I)  
ROBERT               8.50  
DENHAM SPRINGS       8.40  
OCEAN SPRINGS        8.24  
BATON ROUGE          8.17 THROUGH 7PM  
ABITA RIVER          8.05  
DONALDSONVILLE 4SW   7.82  
B.R. SHERWOOD        7.79  
MANDEVILLE           7.72  
GONZALES             7.63  
SLIDELL AIRPORT      7.52 THROUGH 7PM  
BAYOU SORREL LOCK    7.26  
BUSH                 6.70   
B.R. CONCORD         6.39  
BOGALUSA             6.10  
MCCOMB               5.87 THROUGH 7PM  
KILLIAN              5.50 (I)  
SUN                  5.32  
PLAQUEMINE 2N        5.03   

Original post:
A report from the National Weather Service this evening shows rainfall amounts from Tropical Storm Lee approaching double digits along the Gulf Coast. Precipitation reports over 5" are shown below. The daily amounts of 4.95" through 5 pm today at New Orleans and 5.59" at Baton Rouge have already set new records for the date.

RAINFALL TOTALS ARE GIVEN IN INCHES. TOTALS BEGIN AT 7AM THURSDAY   
MORNING AND END AT 7AM THIS MORNING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.   
INCOMPLETE DATA IS NOTATED WITH AN (I) BEHIND THE OBSERVATION.   
  
OFFICIAL NWS OBSERVATIONS  
AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS/CO-OP SITES  
  
PASCAGOULA          9.59 THROUGH 7PM  
N.O. AUDUBON        9.58 THROUGH 7PM  
N.O. CAROLLTON      8.82  
GALLIANO            8.80  
N.O. LAKEFRONT      7.87 THROUGH 7PM  
SLIDELL CITY        7.77  
N.O. ARMSTRONG      7.63 THROUGH 7PM  
BOOTHVILLE          7.19 THROUGH 7PM  
GULFPORT            6.78 THROUGH 7PM  
BILOXI              6.78 THROUGH 7PM  
3S TERRYTOWN        6.74  
4SW DONALDSONVILLE  6.13  
BATON ROUGE         5.95 THROUGH 7PM  
B.R. SHERWOOD       5.85  
SLIDELL AIRPORT     5.62 THROUGH 7PM  
KILLIAN             5.50  
GONZALES            5.47  
BAYOU MANCHAC       5.30 (I)