An early morning thunderstorm racing southeast across Ellis County offered up more than an inch of rain to portions of the county.

A report north of Ellis showed 1.3 inches of rain in the gauge. There were also reports of nearly an inch of rain from south of Ellis and in extreme northeast Trego County.

The storm skirted around the south edge of Hays, where rainfall totals were only reported in the 0.02 to 0.06 inch range.

The Victoria area received just more than a tenth of an inch, and an early report from northwest Rush County showed 0.56 inches in the gauge.

The chances for more precipitation returns early this evening, with a 40 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms after 7 p.m.

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