Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell is asking county residents for patience, especially if they use the county’s gravel road network. Reason being: flooding has caused extensive damage.
It’s the third time this month many county roads have been damaged. Photos from the Lyon County Highway Department and now online at KVOE.com demonstrate the extent of that damage.
Earlier this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said close to 20 Kansas counties, including Chase, Greenwood and Osage, were approved for federal money. Lyon County was not on that list, but Fell says the county hasn’t formally asked for reimbursement aid yet and the approved counties need equipment or other help immediately.
The current road closure list includes:
*Road A between 170 and 180
*Road A between 155 and 170
*Road B and 170
*Road B5 and Road 190 – closed for flood repair
*Road D2 from 155 to 160
*Road D from 150 to 155
*Road D and 170
*Road E from 150 to 160
*Road E5 between 170 and 175
*Road F south of Road 170
*Road F1 and Road 160
*Road G from 140 to 145
*Road G between 20 and 40
*Road G and Road 30
*Road H from 140 to 150
*Road J between 190 and 200
*Rad J and 160
*Road J from 130 to 150
*Road M from 135 to 155
*Road S and 160
*Road S from 170 to 150 – closed for flood repair
*Road U between 140 and 155
*Road U horseshoe from U and T5
*Road V between 120 and 135
*Road V7 south from 145 to 125
*Road X between 30 and 50
*Road X between 70 and 80
*Road Y between 30 and 60
*Road Y between 220 and 235
*Road H from 140 to 150
*Road 40 between X and the Lyon County Line
*Road 67 between 70 and 80
*Road 75 west of V5 to W
*Road 130 between U and V
*Road 137 to N
*Road 140 between P and R
*Road 140 from H to K
*Road 145 from E to H
*Road 150 from E to F
*Road 150 from K to M
*Road 150 from M to W
*Road 155 between F5 and G to G5
*Road 170 from X to the Lyon County Line
*Road 170 between E5 and F
*Road 170 between C5 and D
*Road 170 and P
*Road 170 and R1
*Road 180 to 175 to N
*Road 197 and M
*Road 200 between D and E
*Road 210 between M and N
*Road 225 and F
*Road 225 between G5 and H5 – closed for flood repair
* Road 250 between D and F
*Road 260 between D and F
*400 block of Road 240
*Sodens Road
Fell also discussed severe weather, with two sets of tornado warnings for parts of Lyon County over the past week. He also clarified the siren sounding policy, saying first responder reports and National Weather Service warnings are part of the decision-making process. Other factors?
Fell says the goal is to have people pay attention to the warnings and to keep the number of false alarms as low as possible.
Photos courtesy Lyon County Highway Department
{gallery}Flood Damage LY Co Hwy Dept 053019{/gallery}
