City rain hits 1.68

Decatur Daily Democrat:

The dry spell in Decatur took a big hit over the weekend, with over an inch and a half of rain recorded at the city weather station.

Weather station officials say they measured 1.06 of an inch on Saturday and another .6 of an inch on Sunday.

Berne recorded .77 of an inch of rain over the weekend, and Geneva had .54, according to reports.

Until Saturday, Decatur had received just .96 of an inch of rain since June 24.

In the past five days, however, Decatur has recorded 2.17 inches of rain.

The southern half of Adams County was under a severe thunderstorm warning for a time on Sunday afternoon.