1. 27 Trillion (yes, that's a T) gallons of rainwater dumped on Texas and Louisiana over six days, enough to supply New York City's water needs for 50 years.
2. 35 47 storm-related fatalities confirmed thus far.
3. 51.88 inches of rainfall, the highest measured in any single storm in history in the continental U.S., and only slightly less than the U.S. record of 52.0 inches from Hurricane Hiki in Hawaii in 1950. Compare: Hurricane Katrina, 17 inches; Superstorm Sandy, 7 inches.
4. 34,575 people forced out of their homes and currently in shelters; 224,227 customers without electricity.
5. 506 highways currently closed or flooded.
6. 30,000 to 40,000 homes estimated to have been destroyed, with a total of 100,000 affected by wind or water damage.
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Estimates reported by HuffPost, from various sources.
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