SALINE COUNTY — Monday’s storm provided some much-needed rainfall to Salina and central Kansas.  Reports varied from a trace in north central areas of Saline County to over 1.58 inches of rainfall.  Several areas of Dickinson County reported over 2 inches of moisture, according to the National Weather Service.  Residents in McPherson County reported from a trace to .81 inches of rain in northwest areas of the county.

According to the National Weather Service, there is 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am Wednesday. The chance of precipitation is 70 percent. There is a  50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm on Wednesday.

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A late spring afternoon thunderstorm that produces heavy rain normally doesn’t warrant much attention, but as dry as it has been in Salina and Central Kansas the last nine months, The gully washer, toad strangler, that dumps buckets of water was well received by many. The exception to that might be farmers trying to get their part of the wheat harvest in.

A line of thunderstorms formed across the central part of the state Monday afternoon bringing a lot of rain for some areas, along with some thunder and lightning and nearly an inch of rain to the Salina Regional Airport in two hours. The storms provided some heat relief, with temperatures dropping nearly 20 degrees when the storms moved through.

The forecast calls for continued chances of rain through at least next Monday, and daytime highs dropping into the 80s most of the upcoming week.