Thunderstorms brought light rain to the KVOE studios early Wednesday.
Totals as of 7:30 am:
*KVOE studios: 0.30 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.15 inches
*1000 block Weaver: 0.35 inches
*1100 block Constitution: 0.45 inches
*1700 block Wheeler: 0.40 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.50 inches
*Allen: 0.20 inches
*1.5 miles north of Bethel Corner: 0.23 inches
*Madison: 0.50 inches
*Olpe: 0.40 inches
*Plymouth: 0.50 inches
*Reading: 0.50 inches
*Saffordville: 0.45 inches
The good news with the rain is we avoided any severe weather that was a possibility. Unfortunately, the rain fell after the US Drought Monitor’s data collection deadline Tuesday, so it won’t have any impact on Thursday’s weekly map. Moderate to extreme drought continues across the KVOE listening area north to south, with exceptional drought just south of the listening area.
The National Weather Service says the Emporia Municipal Airport is officially 1.12 inches below normal for October before the rainfall Wednesday morning. The airport is also nearly 5 inches below normal for the year with a total of 25.06 inches of rain collected.
If you have rain totals, message the KVOE Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
