More than an inch of weekend rain in Hays

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Another couple of good rains in Hays this past weekend have pushed the yearly total precipitation to more than 20 inches.

Weather data from the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town indicates 0.62 inches of rain fell Saturday and another 0.70 inches received Sunday.

Flooding across a rural Ellis Co. road July 2. (Pictures courtesy Bill Ring)

A Flash Flood Warning was issued Sunday morning for central Ellis County after more than 5 inches of rain fell in some rural areas.

Ellis Co. Public Works Dir. Bill Ring inspects flood damage July 2 in the 2200 block of St. John-St. Andrew road.

Water ran across some country roads and washed out others in the northern areas of the county, according to Ellis County Public Works Director Bill Ring.

Rainfall to date in Hays is 20.04 inches.