I was really quite lucky the first half of the season with those deform bands. Every model hit the mid level lift and RH hard over my area and it resulted in impressive totals for Boxing Day and 1/12. F QPF.
My dendritic aggregates from 1/12. You can see how large they are when a few flutter close to the window when the winds let up. It just did this for hours with 2-3"/hr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqAcxl0TwF4