Hays received more than an inch of rain from Wednesday to early Thursday morning — and the precipitation is expected to keep falling during Oktoberfest Friday.

At the Eagle Media Center at 2300 Hall, the gauge showed 1.25 inches as of 8 a.m.

Early reports from across Ellis County showed approximately an inch of rain fell fairly uniformly across the county.

Ellis County appeared to get the bulk of the rainfall, as reports from Trego, Gove and Rooks counties ranged from a quarter to half inch of precipitation. In Rush County, there was a report of 1.4 inches just north of La Crosse.

The rain is expected to persist throughout the day Friday and into the weekend.

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