Heavy rainfall and storms for part of the holiday weekend

We saw some BIG rainfall in spots Wednesday evening. Near Monument in Logan county, one location had almost 2 inches of rain in 15 minutes. That's what you call a downpour. Wow!!  And 9 miles west of Stockton in Rooks county, 5.50 inches of rain fell with the storms that moved through. The radar estimates north of I-70 are quite impressive. Several of the lakes and reservoirs throughout northern Kansas have been waiting on some big rains like this for awhile. 

24 Hour Rainfall amounts:

Hill City: 3.75"

Smith Center: 2.41"

Garden City: 0.67"

Concordia: 0.20"

Medicine Lodge: 0.19"

Goodland: 0.09"

Salina: 0.05"

Dodge City: 0.03"

Scattered storms chances for central and eastern Kansas can be expected through Friday afternoon. I just don't want you to get your hopes up for widespread, big rains because in reality, the heavy rainfall will likely be spotty. While most of us should get something, I'm only expecting between .50-1" in most areas. But there will be those occasional downpours where rain totals will go over 1 inch. Let's hope. 

Heading into the holiday weekend, we might see a stray shower or storm Saturday evening in far western Kansas, but the main concern will be a cold front coming into the area Sunday evening. There is a potential for severe storms across central and northern Kansas. I think the main threat will be strong winds over 60 mph, and this area of storms will move east/southeast heading into Sunday night. The southwest is the least likely area to see rain.

We should be dry and warm for Labor Day with temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90. Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.