With a flash flood watch in place for much of the KVOE listening area, parts of that area are now designated for an urban and small stream flood advisory.
The alert involves northwest Osage County, including Lyndon and Osage City, until 6:30 pm. The National Weather Service says up to half an inch of rain has already fallen with another half-inch to 1.5 inches of rain possible. Any additional rain could lead to minor flooding.
A flash flood watch continues for Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties until 7 am Friday. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates.
3:10 pm Thursday: Flash flood watch up for Lyon, several surrounding counties
Flash flooding is still a concern for the KVOE listening area thanks to constant rainfall over the past week.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties until Friday morning. An additional one to two inches of rainfall is possible between Thursday and Friday according to the National Weather Service.
Despite the ongoing rainfall, Lyon County’s road network has continued to reopen following Sunday’s flooding rain that dumped between three to eight inches in Lyon County alone. The Lyon County Highway Department has cleared nearly 15 roads and intersections for normal traffic flow.
The Highway Department has reopened:
*Road 135 between Road V6/V7 and W
*Road 190 west of Road P
*Road 210 between Road K and Kansas Highway 99; between Roads M and N
*Road 215 between Roads J and K
*Road 260 west of Road P
*Road H between Roads 230 and 240.
*Road J between Roads 200 and 210
*Road K between Roads 190 and 210
*Road P between Roads 250 and 270
*Road S between 150 and 160; between Road 160 and 170
*Road W between Roads 123 and 135
The Lyon County Highway Department will also close Road P between Roads 140 and 150 on Friday for road maintenance. That stretch of Road P was closed earlier in the week due to flooding.
Roads are being repaired after the Neosho River went out of its banks between Americus and Neosho Rapids earlier this week.
