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I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I of him on the hogback between New Raymer and the S. Pawnee Creek. It appeared from damage and erosion on his ranch, that rainfall decreased to the north and decreased rapidly to the west. I did not visit this site and did not see the exposure of the rain gauge. The approximate . (nearest inch) rainfall readings and the large 3-inch report for the evening of the 28th raised some uncertainty. However, the observer was diligent and enthusiastic and trusted his own readings very much, suggesting a confidence of "B." I have no information with which to dispute his 9"+ reading, but it would be nice to know the gauge location and exposure, since this reading at this location definitely modifies the rainfall pattern from what was presented in the preliminary CWCB analysis. Also, the apparent heavier rain to the south could have simply been a result that type and steepness of the terrain were more conducive to erosion, But no matter how you look at it, this observation along with that of the Kuglers, indicates that a narrow band of very heavy rain extended as far west as New Raymer. Jack and Shirley Fiscus 66410 WCR 120, New Raymer T ION R 57W See 7 or close They noted between 3-4 inches, but had no special recollections or additional information. Confidence not evaluated. Keith and Shirley Ashbaugh 39434 WCR 115, New Raymer T 7N R 59W Sec unknown Evidence of heavy rains west of New Raymer from radar data caused me to seek out information for the area near Buckingham. Their place is 8 miles west and 2 miles south of New Raymer. They reported 2 inches of rain late on the 28th, but only 0.5 inches on the evening of the 29th. While the storm was not far away to the north and northeast, they were not hard hit. Their only special memory of the event was the 15-hour power outage they experienced. Confidence = B Kenneth Thompson New Raymer, in town T7N R58W Sec3 Ken is the official National Weather Service cooperative observer in the town of New Raymer. He operates both a large capacity 8-inch diameter manual rain gauge and also a NWS Fischer-Porter recording rain gauge that records rainfall at 15-minute intervals, There in New Raymer, 2.38 inches of rainfall was recorded for the period ending at 7:00 AM on the 29th giving proof of a very significant storm in the area during the evening of the 28th. In fact, 2 inches of rain fell in less than two hours in New Raymer from 9:00 to 11:00 PM on the 28th. The rain began again in New Raymer after 8:00 PM on the 29th and ended before 1 :00 AM on the 30th. A total of3,6O inches was measured in five hours. Of this total, 3,2 inches fell in just 2 hours for the period ending at 10:45 PM 20