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Tuesday rainfall varies widely across northwest Kansas

A Tuesday evening thunderstorm skirted around Hays, with reports south of  town ranging from a third or a half inch of precipitation.

Just trace rainfall was recorded in Hays, with the K-State Ag Research Center reporting 0.04 inches.

Heavier rain fell to the west, where Trego County reported rainfall from 0.48 to 0.9 inches.

Tuesday’s storm hit much harder to the north and east, where Smith County had a report of nearly 4 inches of rain, and Russell County saw two reports of 3.5 inches. Ellsworth County also had a healthy rain, with reports ranging from 2.65 inches to 3.69 inches.

RELATED: Storm causes damage in portions of north-central Kansas.

On Wednesday morning, the region was under a dense fog advisory, which was set to expire at 10 a.m.

Chances of additional rain are predicted beginning Friday evening and continue into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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