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A look at rainfall totals in the Wichita area and all of Kansas

The Wichita Eagle

Wichita saw nearly an inch of rain from the storm that started early Saturday morning, making it the largest amount of rain since the 1.02 inches on Nov. 20.

Most of Kansas saw measurable rainfall.

Radar estimates also showed a 5- to 10-mile-wide band that went through northern Sedgwick County. Cheney Lake to Valley Center saw between 2 and 4 inches of rain, according to James Cuellar, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wichita.

The estimates are not the same as actual stations, like the one at the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, which collected 0.97 inches of rain from when the storm started just after midnight until around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The storm started late Friday in eastern Kansas.

Cuellar said Wichita could see up to a couple of hundreths of an inch more rain Saturday afternoon and evening.

The band that went through northern Sedgwick County also left heavier rainfall in eastern Kansas. The highest amount measured at a station was 2.47 inches of rain two miles southeast of Ottawa, according to the Kansas Mesonet.

A look at rainfall around Kansas. The two weather stations in northern Sedgwick County, which appear on top of each other in this screenshot, show 1.11 inches three miles northeast of Mount Hope and 1.51 inches two miles south of Bentley.
A look at rainfall around Kansas. The two weather stations in northern Sedgwick County, which appear on top of each other in this screenshot, show 1.11 inches three miles northeast of Mount Hope and 1.51 inches two miles south of Bentley. Screenshot Kansas Mesonet

The rain will help mitigate the fire concerns from Monday through Thursday when it is going to be warm, windy and dry.

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Michael Stavola
The Wichita Eagle
Michael Stavola is a former journalist for The Eagle.
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