Stormy weather made for a wet Labor Day in Galveston on Monday. So much rain has fallen so far that the 83-year-old record for daily rainfall in the Texas coastal city has been surpassed by almost an inch.

Last Friday, the National Weather Service’s (NWS) West Gulf River Forecast Center released a precipitation map showing that parts of Texas could see up to 7 inches (180 mm) of rain this weekend. The heaviest rain was forecast for West Texas near the Louisiana border. That prediction came true on Monday afternoon, when so much rain fell in Galveston that NWS meteorologists issued a flash flood warning for the island city and urged people in the affected area to seek higher ground immediately.

Although it was still raining on Monday afternoon, the NWS office in Galveston reported that rainfall had already broken a record.

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“As of 2 p.m. today, Galveston recorded 5.53 inches of rainfall. Although light rain is still falling and totals will be higher by the end of the day, this will be a new rainfall record for September 2,” according to NWS Houston. posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday afternoon. “The old record of 4.64″ was previously set in 1941.”

Before the report about the broken record, the NWS office warned of ongoing flooding in the city’s streets.

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“Rain intensity has decreased significantly on Galveston Island, but ongoing street flooding will take some time to recede,” The office wrote“If you encounter flooded, covered roads, turn around and find another route to your destination!”

As of Monday afternoon, the only weather-related warnings in the Houston/Galveston forecast area were a hazardous weather warning for isolated thunderstorms, a special weather advisory for the possibility of tropical funnel storms, and a marine weather advisory for widespread thunderstorms that would last throughout the afternoon.

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Newsweek has contacted NWS Houston by phone for comment.

Rainy weather also prevailed in other parts of the Lone Star State on Monday. The weather office in Midland, Texas, issued flash flood warnings at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday.

“Life-threatening flash flooding from streams and rivers, in urban areas, on highways, roads and underpasses,” the warning said. “There are hundreds of fords in hilly terrain, potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternative route.”

Flood warnings and flood advisories have also been issued in other parts of the state, particularly Central Texas.