How much rain did south-central Kansas get? Here are totals for Wichita, other spots
Some areas of Kansas saw heavy rains late Thursday and overnight Friday.
Wichita saw a much lower amount than other areas of the state, with 0.64 inches falling since Thursday morning. About 0.16 inches of that fell since midnight. There were no reports of flooding in Wichita, which had been a concern in the forecast.
One report near the area of the Ninnescah River that flows into Cheney Lake, where Wichita gets its water, saw 4.42 inches of rain during Thursday and Friday morning.
“That is definitely something of note,” said Scott Smith, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wichita.
Wichitans have had restrictions on water use during a drought. But levels at Cheney Lake have been rising because of recent rains. More rain is forecast Friday too.
The effect of these rains on lake levels is not yet know. Cheney was 96.62% full at a measurement taken Monday.
Here is a look at rainfall around the state on Thursday and overnight into Friday:
Data from the Kansas Mesonet shows rainfall totals across the state.
A station in Butler County measured 3.65 inches of rain Thursday and then 0.42 inches since midnight Friday.
A station 10 miles southwest of Hutchinson measured 2.34 inches of rain since midnight Friday and 0.04 inches on Thursday.
There was some flooding in Rice County, Smith said.
Quarter-sized hail was reported in Newton around 8:45 p.m. Thursday.
Large hail fell Thursday night in Newton.
So far this month, as measured at the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Wichita has had 3.86 inches of rain.
Wichita has had 27.54 inches of rain so far this year compared to the normal 30-year running average of 20.64 inches, NWS data shows.
