After a dry fall to this point, Ellis County got a welcome dose of much-needed precipitation Wednesday and Thursday.

As of early Thursday morning, reports in Ellis County ranged from 0.72 inches near Ellis to a little less than a half-inch in Hays. Nearly every area of the county received just at a half-inch of rainfall.

Gove County had a report of 0.82 inches, and a report from north of La Crosse saw about 1.1 inches in the gauge this morning.

There was just more than a half inch of rain this morning at the Eagle Media Center, and showers were expected to continue throughout the day Thursday.

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