A band of overnight storms early Thursday brought between 3 and 5 inches of rain to much of Douglas County, flooded part of a government building and closed Lawrence’s outdoor pool, and a week of dangerous heat is expected to follow.

Jenifer Prieto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said that although most of the county got 3 to 5 inches of rain, there was one report in the eastern part of the county of 7 inches, and parts of neighboring Johnson County were hit with 8 to 10 inches. The rainfall totals are several times what Lawrence has received in the month of July so far — prior to these overnight storms, the National Weather Service had recorded less than an inch of rainfall in Lawrence since July 1.

The heaviest rainfall occurred early Thursday morning. George Diepenbrock, a spokesman with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, told the Journal-World that the office received a couple of calls about the weather, including one about standing water on U.S. Highway 24-59 north of Lawrence. However, in that instance, cars were still able to drive on the road and it did not need to be closed, Diepenbrock said.

The storm did, however, cause some flooding in at least one public building. Karrey Britt, a spokesperson for Douglas County, told the Journal-World that the rainfall caused flooding in the Division 7 courtroom at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St., as well as “several basement offices” at the building. Britt said county maintenance staff had been working to clean and restore the affected areas since Thursday morning, and they are expected to reopen on Monday.

Recreation facilities in Lawrence were also affected by the storm. Porter Arneill, an assistant director for the city’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department, said the city had to close the Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St., because the rain “overwhelmed the nearby storm sewers” and mud and debris were able to flow into the pool. Arneill said the city expected the pool “to return to (its) regular schedule” on Friday.

Additionally, Parks, Recreation and Culture posted on social media on Thursday morning that the Eagle Bend Golf Course was closed until noon because it was “too wet for play.”

Temperatures were in the 70s on Thursday after the rain passed through, and although most of the front has moved northward, Prieto said the Weather Service “can’t rule out” isolated showers after midnight. She warned that, with the already wet conditions, any additional heavy rainfall “could cause minor flooding.”

The mild temperatures will not stick around. On Friday, the high temperature is forecast at 90 degrees, and the humidity will make it feel closer to 100. Lawrence will then experience a “prolonged heat pattern,” and the heat index, or what it feels like outside, will hover around 105 degrees throughout the next week, Prieto said.