Flooding remains a concern for almost the entire KVOE listening area into the work week after heavy rainfall Saturday and Sunday.
Flood watches continue for Lyon, Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris and Osage counties until 12 am Tuesday. Rain totals since early Saturday:
*KVOE studios: 4 inches total, including 1.1 inches since 8 pm Saturday
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 3.49 inches total
*Country Club Heights: 3.91 inches
*South and Sylvan: 4.40 inches
*Willow Lane: 4 inches
*1 mile northwest of Emporia: 3 inches
*2 miles northwest of Emporia: 3.28 inches
*3 miles northwest of Emporia: 3.59 inches
*2 miles west-northwest of Emporia: 3.46 inches
*5 miles east-southeast of Emporia: 3.90 inches
*3 miles southwest of Admire: 2.93 inches
*Americus: 4 inches
*7 miles east of Americus: 3.32 inches
*Council Grove: 2.11 inches
*2 miles south of Dunlap: 3.20 inches
*Road 180 two miles west of Emporia: 3.90 inches
*Road 290 and E: 4.20 inches
*Eskridge: 3.36 inches
*Eureka Milliken Airport: 1.80 inches
*6 miles northwest of Gridley: 1.75 inches
*7 miles east of Hartford: 2.65 inches
*Between Hartford and Olpe: 3.30 inches since Wednesday
*Neosho Rapids: 2.75 inches
*Olpe: 2.35 inches
*1 mile south-southeast of Osage City: 3.41 inches
*Reading: 4.50 inches
The current forecast calls for additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms through Monday night.
Meanwhile, Emporia’s Trowman Way is no longer flooding as it was Saturday, but flooding has prompted the Lyon County Highway Department to close a number of roads:
*Road 140 at J, both northbound and eastbound
*Road 140 at Kansas Highway 99, westbound
*Road 140 at K, both eastbound and westbound
*Road 150 from J to Kansas Highway 99, immediately east of K-99
*Road 150 at Kansas Highway 99, eastbound
*Road 240 at E, both eastbound and westbound
Lyon County is currently the only area county to have flood-related road closures as of Sunday morning.
River levels have been rising since rain began early Saturday. No area river gauges are close to flood stage as of 7 am Sunday.
Be sure to stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. If you have daily and cumulative rain totals, message that information to the Bluestem Farm and Ranch Supply text line at 620-342-5863.
*Click here for KVOE News’ prior coverage of this heavy rainfall event.
