Sep 20, 2023

Land spout seen in Rush County during isolated storms

Posted Sep 20, 2023 2:45 PM
Landspout near Liebenthal  early Tuesday evening. Photo courtesy Kate Wary.
Landspout near Liebenthal early Tuesday evening. Photo courtesy Kate Wary.

RUSH COUNTY —Some residents in Rush County got a good look at a landspout early Tuesday evening as some severe storms popped up in the region.

The brief landspout was located northwest of Liebenthal just after 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Dodge City. 

A second land spout was reported near Nekoma also about 6 p.m.

Tuesday's very isolated storms included heavy rainfall. Nearly 1.5 inches fell near Otis.