Several rainfall reports of over 3 inches were noted on the 11th with thunderstorms that moved through the area.
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Several rainfall reports of over 3 inches were noted on the 11th with thunderstorms that moved through the area.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 10, 1:43 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
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7 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
A 24 hour rainfall report of 3.65 inches from KS-BU-36 which is 8.2 miles NE of El Dorado.
This is a 24 hour report of 3.7 inches at station AGTK1 in Augusta.
This is a 24 hour rainfall report from the south side of El Dorado of 3.53 inches.
This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.76 inches 1.4 miles east of El Dorado.
This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.67 inches about 1 mile SSE of Howard.
This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.18 inches at KK88 Airport in Iola.
A trained spotter reported 3.27 inches of rain over the past 24 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, October 2021
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 986480, 986482, 986483, 986485, 986486, 986487, 986488.