The Lyon County Highway Department has placed barricades at a handful of county roads due to water over the roadway.
*Road R from 150 to 160
*Road K from 140 to 150
*Road 150 from Kansas Highway 99 to Road J
*Road J from 140 to 150
The barricades follow heavy rainfall from Monday evening. Rain totals ranged from 0.5 inches to upwards of 2 inches across the listening area.
*KVOE Studios: 2 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.5 inches
*Deerbrook Addition: 2.2 inches
*South Chestnut: 2.6 inches
*South Cottonwood: 3 inches
*1100 block of Constitution: 1.85 inches
*2202 West 18th: 2.6 inches
*6th and East Street: 1.9 inches
*9th and Arundel: 2.1 inches
*South Weaver: 1.5 inches
*Thorndale: 1.4 inches
*One mile south of Emporia Airport: 2 inches
*5th and Orange in Americus: 2 inches
*Three miles west of Americus Road: 2.5 inches
*Two miles southwest of Hartford: 1.6 inches
*Five miles southwest of Olpe: 1.2 inches
*Olpe Blacksmith Shop: 0.5 inches
*Between Olpe and Hartford: 1.25 inches
*Road 260 11 miles north of Emporia: 2.8 inches
*Six miles north of Gridley: 2.15 inches
*Reading: 0.4 inches
Motorists are reminded it is illegal to drive around barricades. If you come across a roadway with water over the top that is not barricaded turn around don’t drown.
Rain chances remain in the forecast through much of the work week with the greatest chance of rainfall coming Saturday. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they become available.
