May 09, 2021

Saline County gets soaked, other counties not so much; hail also a factor

Posted May 09, 2021 1:59 PM
<b>Many Salinans awoke Sunday morning to scenes reminiscent of fall as leaves littered the ground, after Saturday night thunderstorms that brought with them hail.</b> Salina Post photo
Many Salinans awoke Sunday morning to scenes reminiscent of fall as leaves littered the ground, after Saturday night thunderstorms that brought with them hail. Salina Post photo

While most counties in our area received some rain from the thunderstorms that rolled through the area Saturday night, parts of Saline County took a real dousing.

The heavy rains prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for Saline County for the early morning hours of Sunday. In addition to the rain, up to quarter-sized hail fell in the county, while there were reports of up to two-inch hail in Lincoln County.

Additionally, the storms brought with them some wind, which remained for a bit once the storms moved through. At the Salina Regional Airport, a wind gust of 45 mph was recorded at 2:53 a.m. A wind advisory that was to be in effect until 10 a.m. this morning has been canceled.

At the Salina Regional Airport, 1.94 was reported for the 24-hour period that ended at 7 a.m. Sunday. In north-central Salina, 4 inches were reported early this morning. In southeast Salina near the Eagle Radio studios, 2.6 inches was reported.

Following are 24-hour rainfall totals as of 7 a.m. Sunday (unless otherwise noted) from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network.     

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CLAY COUNTY

Clay Center 6.7 WNW, 0.10

Morganville 3.2 SW, 0.07

CLOUD COUNTY

Concordia 1.8 S, 0.07

DICKINSON COUNTY

Chapman 6.0 NNE, 1.43

Abilene 5.4 E, 1.81

Carlton 2.1 NNW, 0.44

Abilene 7.9 NNW, 1.74

Hope 7.5 NNW, 1.30

Abilene 10.3 S, 1.42

Abilene 0.7 W, 1.42

Abilene 10.9 S, 1.30

Abilene 9.4 S, 1.62

ELLSWORTH COUNTY

Ellsworth 0.3 E, 0.45

Brookville 5.5 W, 0.65 of an inch (reported at 8 a.m.)

JEWELL COUNTY

No reports

LINCOLN COUNTY

Beverly 4.6 S, 2.32

Beverly 0.1 SSW, 0.76 of an inch (reported at 8 a.m.)

MARION COUNTY

Tampa 3.2 ESE, 0.42

MCPHERSON COUNTY

Galva 9.5 N, trace

Lindsborg 0.7 NNW, 0.03 of an inch (reported at 6 a.m.)

Galva 1.5 NE, trace (reported at 7:30 a.m.)

MITCHELL COUNTY

Beloit 9.9 SSW, 0.01

Hunter 9.5 E, 0.01

Beloit 0.4 NNW, 0.13 of an inch (reported at 7:30 a.m.)

OTTAWA COUNTY

Ada 7.0 NNW, 0.09

Minneapolis 0.4 NE, 0.12

Minneapolis 6.1 E, 0.24

REPUBLIC COUNTY

Belleville 4.2 N, 0.09

Courtland 6.1 N, 0.31

Republic 1.0 NNW, 0.44

Cuba 5.0 NNW, 0.18 of an inch (reported at 8 a.m.)

SALINE COUNTY

Salina 7.0 N, 2.38

Salina 5.7 NNW, 2.66

Salina 2.9 NE, 3.27

Salina 8.7 NNE, 2.26

Salina 1.8 E, 2.60

Salina 2.9 ENE, 3.03

New Cambria 2.1 NW, 2.53

Brookville 8.1 N, 2.50 inches (reported at 6:26 a.m.)

Gypsum 1.1 NE, 0.89 of an inch (reported at 6:45 a.m.)

Salina 0.7 SSW, 2.38 inches (reported at 6:57 a.m.)