Welcome rain came to the KVOE listening area Wednesday.
Totals as of 6 am Thursday:
*KVOE studios: 0.60 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.51 inches
*3 miles east of Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.49 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.73 inches
*1100 block Constitution: 0.60 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.60 inches
*Madison: 0.50 inches
A minimal risk of thunderstorm activity, including a marginal risk of severe weather, never materialized.
There is a low-end risk of light snowfall early Thursday, and there could be isolated slick spots even with no snow due to Wednesday’s rain.
Rain totals from Wednesday will do nothing to adjust the weekly US Drought Monitor map as the event happened after the data collection deadline Tuesday. The next map will be issued Thursday morning.
6:30 am Wednesday: Rain guaranteed, storms — including isolated severe weather — possible Wednesday
We can expect wet conditions across the KVOE listening area for most of Wednesday.
Light rain has already fallen across most of the area as part of a significant winter storm hitting the Central Plains:
*KVOE studios: 0.19 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.13 inches
More rain with embedded thunderstorms is possible through late afternoon. There is a non-zero risk of small hail or even an isolated, brief tornado from lunchtime to late afternoon, but the chance of tornadic activity looks to be remote at best. There is now a small marginal risk area for east-central Kansas, including the KVOE listening area.
We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media. If you have rain totals, call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
