Nearly two feet of rain recorded over five days in parts of Southeast Texas

HOUSTON — The KHOU 11 VERIFY Team was able to confirm that multiple Houston-area lakes were at or near historic high levels due to the widespread flooding in Southeast Texas this week.

Data from the Texas Water Development Board showed that on Friday, Lake Livingston hit an all-time high of 133.68 feet. That broke a record from the heavy rains in December 2015.

Lake Conroe reached its third-highest level on record, just behind the water levels during Hurricane Harvey and the Memorial Day floods in 2016.

Five-day rainfall totals

Preliminary data from the National Weather Service show that five-day rainfall accumulations are the reason behind the record levels.

Trinity saw 23.5 inches in the last five days.

Splendora got 21 inches and Willis received 20.75 inches.

Huntsville got 12.5 inches in the same time frame.

Lake Conroe recorded 14 inches.

The City of Houston recorded 3.5 inches in the same five-day window, which is why there haven't been many problems within city limits.

Due to where the rain fell, communities along the east and west forks of the San Jacinto River as well as along the Trinity River are having the most issues due to flooding.

The rain that has already fallen isn't the only worry residents in those areas have -- the forecast shows more wet weather in the future. While not much rain is expected to fall on Saturday, Sunday could bring more heavy downpours, which would compound the flooding problems in the troubled areas.