How Much Rain Can a Hurricane Make, and Does the Storm Size Matter?
How Much Rain Can a Hurricane Make, and Does the Storm Size Matter? Superadmin Thu, 10/22/2026 - 10:28 How much rain can a hurricane make, and how much do big versus small hurricanes make? – Naarah, age 8, Pittsburgh Hurricanes can produce enormous amounts of rain, adding up to trillions of gallons of water . But the big risk isn’t their total amount – it’s how much rain falls on each location. One town in Texas got over 60 inches (152 centimeters) of rain from Hurricane Harvey over five days in 2017. That means empty swimming pools there would have filled with rainwater 5 feet (1.5 meters) deep. Hurricane Lane dumped 58 inches (147 centimeters) of rain on Kahuna Falls, Hawaii , the following year. So, what causes that much rain, and does the size of the storm matter? I’m an atmospheric scientist who teaches college students about weather at Georgia Tech. Let’s take a look at where a hurricane’s rainfall comes from and some of the questions about hurricanes and their rainfall that scientists are still trying to answer. First, What Goes Into Creating a Hurricane? A few ingredients are needed for a hurricane to form : A tropical thunderstorm complex, lots of moisture in the air, wind
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