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Destructive storm also brings needed moisture

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A storm that dropped a tornado on Wayne and enough rain to buckle the pavement on westbound I-40 near Calumet also brought some welcome rain to Kingfi sher County early Tuesday morning.

Amounts varied widely, measuring from .5 inch at Cashion Grain and Feed Elevator to 1.5 inches at the CHS Elevator at Hennessey, one inch at the CHS Elevator at Omega, one inch at the Okarche Grain and Feed Elevator, 1.5 inches at the Rick and Robin Johnston residence northwest of Dover, .7 inch at the Twila Adams residence east of Kingfisher and 1.1 inches at the Mike and Donna Reid residence northwest of Kingfisher.

Anevenoneinchwasmeasured in an unofficial gauge at the Gary and Christine Reid residence off Shafenberg Road east of Kingfisher.

Kingfisher Weather Observer Steve Loftis reported .9 inch at the National Weather Service station in Kingfisher.

The Mesonet station located on the Mueggenborg Farm immediately west of Kingfisher recorded .82 inch.

Other Mesonet reports from across the state included: 1.26 inches at Watonga, .62 inch at Guthrie, 1.15 inches at Marshall, .58 inch at Fairview, .81 inch at Alva, 1.04 inches at Freedom, .43 inch at Minco, .77 inch at Stillwater, 1.83 inches at Norman, 2.23 inches at Acme, but only .74 inch at nearby Medicine Park, .89 inch at Chickasha and .93 inch at Apache.

Tom Arms, three miles west of Kingfisher, reported 1.1 inches at his residence and the following amounts from residents who post rainfall amounts on his Facebook page: Susie Rice, one inch, southeast of Kingfisher; Connie Helt, one inch northwest of Kingfisher, .6 inch at the Cathy Howard residence northwest of Lacey, Connie Kroener, one inch 4.5 mies east of Okarche, and one inch at the Norman Schoelen residence on South 13th Street in Kingfisher.

Wayne in south Central Oklahoma sustained tornado damage from the storm, sufficient to close school there on Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said several vehicles sustained damage when the pavement buckled on westbound I-40 due to the heavy rains near Calumet.