Many of the United States' and world record rainfalls in the 1- to 24-hour range were established during thunderstorms in ______________.
A)Texas
B)Florida
C)Illinois
D)Indiana
E)Ohio

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Texas is known for experiencing intense thunderstorms that can create record-breaking rainfall in a short period of time. In fact, the state holds the record for the heaviest rainfall in the United States for a 24-hour period, with 43 inches falling in Alvin on July 25-26, 1979, during a thunderstorm. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio also experience thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, but Texas is historically known for the most extreme events.

Many of the United States' and World Record Rainfalls in the 1-