 Historical weather on this day, June 29, 1954. An incredible 27 inches of rain fell on the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas on this day in 1954 from a hurricane named Alice. Hurricane Alice caused the Rio Grande River at Laredo to reach over 12.5 feet above its previous high water mark. The roadway of Route 90 Bridge was an incredible 30 feet below the water. Hurricane Alice caused over a half a million dollars in damage, but fortunately no deaths were ever attributed to the storm. Historical weather on this day is a production of Monsoon Mike's Weather.