Showers and thunderstorms didn’t result in severe weather activity Friday night into Saturday morning, but it did bring some much-needed rainfall to the listening area.
Storms began developing just before midnight Friday following sporadic rainfall throughout the day. Showers concluded just before sunrise Saturday and brought 1.10 inches of rainfall to the KVOE studios.
ADDITIONAL TOTALS:
Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.3 inches
930 Graphic Arts Road: 2 inches
1100 Constitution: 1.25 inches
South Ave. and Sylvan: 1.3 inches
Northeast Weaver Street: .95 inches
AREA TOTALS:
Bushong: 0.71 inches
11 miles south of Hartford: 2.2 inches
2 miles west of Madison: 2.40 inches
East of Madison: 2.5 inches
Neosho Rapids: 2.10 inches
Olpe: 2 inches
203 Anderson Street in Olpe: 1.9 inches
Reading: .50 inches
1 mile north of Saffordville: 1.9 inches
2 miles east of Strong City: 2.40 inches
Thorndale: 1.5 inches
1.5 miles east of Thorndale: 1.2 inches
The listening area is expected to be mostly dry over the next several days with highs forecasted in the upper 80s to low 90s through much of the coming week. The next chance for rainfall comes Friday with a 20 percent chance of showers forecasted.
Friday and Saturday’s rainfall comes as most of the KVOE listening area, essentially between the US Highway 56 corridor and north of a line from Teterville to Burlington, is in moderate drought. Areas south of the Teterville-Burlington line are in severe drought. Areas north of US Highway 56 are abnormally dry.
If you have rain totals to report message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch Text Line at 620-342-5863 or email KVOE@KVOE.com. Stay with KVOE for more weather updates as they become available.
