It is now Flooding, Round 3 for the KVOE listening area this month.
Flooding officially started along the Neosho River at Neosho Rapids early Tuesday morning. Flooding is now also taking place on the Cottonwood River at Emporia and other nearby gauges.
Before we go into details, the current round of flooding has now closed several roads in Lyon County and neighboring counties:
*Kansas Highway 99 from Emporia north city limits to Kansas Highway 170
*Road 170 and P
*Road 190 from B-5 to D closed for at least 10 days to replace a collapsed culvert
*Road 190 at M; east and west of Burlingame Road
*600 block Road 170
*700 block; 800 block Road 160 (Lockerman Road)
*1000 block, 1200 block Road 210
Chase County
*Camp Wood Road near Elmdale remains closed from prior flooding this month
Coffey County
*Several streets in Burlington closed
*Numerous county roads closed
Greenwood County
*Widespread flooding on county roads
Morris County
*Kansas Highway 4 west of 2500
*Dunlap Road
Osage County
*Railroad tracks south of Quenemo impassable
River-based flood warnings are up for most area gauges.
*Cottonwood at Emporia: Warning until further notice. The river is at 20.65 feet, above flood stage of 20. It should crest at 25.7 feet Wednesday evening — above where the water covers both lanes of Kansas Highway 99 south of Emporia. There is no estimated time for the river going below flood stage.
*Cottonwood at Plymouth: Warning until Friday evening. River is at 32.56 feet, above flood stage of 32. It should climb to 36.5 feet Wednesday morning and go below flood stage Friday morning.
*Cottonwood at Cottonwood Falls: Warning until Friday night. River is at flood stage of 9 feet. It should crest at 13.7 feet Wednesday afternoon. It should go below flood stage Friday morning.
*Neosho River at Neosho Rapids: Warning until further notice. This is the first area river gauge in flood. It’s at 23.41 feet, above flood stage of 22. It should crest at 30.6 feet — third all-time for the gauge if the forecast is accurate — around noon Wednesday and then go below flood stage next week.
*Marais des Cygnes above Reading: Warning until Wednesday afternoon. River is at 21.08 feet, above flood stage of 19. It should crest at 22.1 feet Tuesday afternoon and go below flood stage Wednesday morning.
Rain could continue through the early evening hours before taking a break through Wednesday afternoon. However, strong storms are possible through the afternoon hours Tuesday. A slight risk for all severe weather hazards is up for the entire listening area.
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