Rainfall may continue off and on through Thursday morning, but it appears the flooding concerns have ended.
The National Weather Service has canceled flood watches for all area counties well before they were set to conclude. Earlier Tuesday, the Weather Service cleared flood warnings for the Cottonwood River from Plymouth west to Florence before the warnings were even set to begin.
Rainfall totals are moderate as of 6:30 pm.
*KVOE studios: 0.90 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.07 inches
*10th and Burns: 2.5 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.80 inches
*Neosho Rapids: 1 inch
If you have rainfall totals to report, call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
4 pm Tuesday: Flood warnings west of Emporia canceled; flood watch areas trimmed
Flood watches have been trimmed to eliminate some area counties and flood warnings have been canceled before they even started.
For flood warnings, the alerts for the Cottonwood River are no longer in effect for the gauges at Plymouth, Cottonwood Falls or Florence. The river will climb at all three gauges but now is not expected to go into flood at any of them.
Meanwhile, Chase, Morris and Wabaunsee counties have been cut from the flood watches announced earlier this week. Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties remain in a flood watch until 7 am Wednesday, while Greenwood County is in a separate watch until 12 am Wednesday.
Through 4 pm, rainfall totals have been moderate with one exception.
*KVOE studios: 0.80 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.06 inches
*10th and Burns: 2.5 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.80 inches
*Neosho Rapids: 1 inch
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. If you have rainfall totals to report, call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or mssage the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
2:30 pm Tuesday: Most area rain totals approaching one inch — with one notable exception
Flood watches continue across the KVOE listening area. Flood warnings are coming soon just west of Emporia.
Rain totals as of 1 pm:
*KVOE studios: 0.80 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.90 inches
*10th and Burns: 2.5 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.80 inches
Rain totals as of 9 am:
*1100 block Constitution: 0.25 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.50 inches
*Americus: 0.40 inches
*Olpe: 0.70 inches
*Reading: 0.50 inches
Earlier, it was reported one Lyon County road — J between 160 and 170 — was closed. The Lyon County Highway Department has confirmed that was a testing situation and the road is open.
This comes as flood watches remain in effect for Lyon and most surrounding counties until 7 am Wednesday. The exceptions, Chase and Greenwood counties, are in a separate watch until midnight.
Flood warnings are also coming for Cottonwood River at Plymouth, Cottonwood Falls and Florence.
*At Plymouth, the warning goes from 5:30 pm Wednesday to 5:30 pm Friday. The river is expected to go above the 32-foot flood stage late Wednesday morning, crest at 32.9 feet early Thursday and go below flood stage Thursday evening.
*At Cottonwood Falls, the warning goes from noon Wednesday to 3:20 pm Friday. The river should go above the 9-foot flood stage Wednesday morning, crest at 9.8 feet Wednesday afternoon and go below flood stage Thursday morning.
*At Florence, the warning goes from 9:40 pm Tuesday to 8:30 am Thursday. The river should go above the 22-foot flood stage Tuesday evening, crest at 24.1 feet Wednesday morning and go below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
9:15 am Tuesday: Timing adjusted slightly, but flood warnings still coming for Cottonwood River west of Emporia
Flood watches continue for the KVOE listening area, while flood warnings will begin this week for the Cottonwood River west of Emporia.
Flood warnings begin soon for the Cottonwood at Plymouth, Cottonwood Falls and Florence.
*At Plymouth, the warning goes from 5:30 pm Wednesday to 5:30 pm Friday. The river is expected to go above the 32-foot flood stage late Wednesday morning, crest at 32.9 feet early Thursday and go below flood stage Thursday evening.
*At Cottonwood Falls, the warning goes from noon Wednesday to 3:20 pm Friday. The river should go above the 9-foot flood stage Wednesday morning, crest at 9.8 feet Wednesday afternoon and go below flood stage Thursday morning.
*At Florence, the warning goes from 9:40 pm Tuesday to 8:30 am Thursday. The river should go above the 22-foot flood stage Tuesday evening, crest at 24.1 feet Wednesday morning and go below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
Flood watches remain in effect for Lyon and most surrounding counties until 7 am Wednesday. The exceptions, Chase and Greenwood counties, are in a separate watch until midnight.
Rain totals as of 9 am:
*KVOE studios: 0.48 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.54 inches
*1100 block Constitution: 0.25 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.40 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.50 inches
*Americus: 0.40inches
*Olpe: 0.70 inches
*Reading: 0.50 inches
So far, Lyon County’s road network remains fully open. Flooding rain May 17-18 closed a lot of roads and intersections immediately south and east of Emporia as well as several between Emporia and Americus.
Be sure to avoid flooded areas — and if you see water covering a road, report it to authorities and turn around.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates.
