The last two weeks have been pretty dry across the KVOE listening area.
That changed Wednesday night and early Thursday morning as a cold front pushed across the state, bringing showers and storms with it. Current totals:
*KVOE studios: 1.8 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.68 inches
*Sixth and East: 1.9 inches
*Tenth and Weaver: 1.75 inches to 2 inches
*Twentieth Park Place: 1.57 inches
*South and Sylvan: 1.8 inches
*Allen: 1.4 inches
*Bushong: 0.80 inches
*Hartford: 0.85 inches
*Lake Kahola: 1.75 inches
*Olpe: 1.5 inches
*Between Olpe and Hartford: 1.5 inches
*Strong City: 1.75 inches
TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says this is the start of a pretty lengthy period where rain will be possible to probable areawide.
The current forecast has rain chances extending to next Wednesday.
As always, if you have rain totals, call KVOE at 342-1400 or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863. You can also post your totals directly to KVOE’s Twitter or Facebook pages.
