Most Lyon County road segments closed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week have reopened.
The Lyon County Highway Department says Road P between Roads 140 and 150 is the only road segment still closed after occasional heavy rainfall Sunday night through Tuesday morning. Area residents got 3-5 inches or more during that timeframe.
Rain also fell late Wednesday night and early Thursday, but totals are not nearly as impressive:
*KVOE studios: 0.05 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: Nothing measurable
*Ninth and Lawrence: Trace
If you have rain totals, call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or message the KVOE Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
7 am Thursday: Light rain noted early Thursday; several Lyon County road segments remain closed after heavier rain earlier in the week
Lyon County’s road closure list remains unchanged from Wednesday after heavy rainfall earlier in the week.
*Road 150 between Roads D and E; between Kansas Highway 99 and Road J; between Roads N and P
*900 block Road 140
*1400 block Road J
*1400 block Road K
*Road P between Roads 140 and 150
This follows anywhere from light to extremely heavy rainfall from storms just Monday night into Tuesday. Residents in Emporia and within a five-mile radius reported anywhere from 1.4 to over 3 inches of rainfall, and Strong City reported 4 to over 5 inches of rain. Several locations in Emporia got upwards of 1.5 inches of rain Sunday as well.
Rain fell late Wednesday night and early Thursday, but totals are not nearly as impressive:
*KVOE studios: 0.05 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: Nothing measurable
*Ninth and Lawrence: Trace
If you have rain totals, call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or message the KVOE Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
