A week’s worth of flooding for parts of the KVOE listening area has ended.
The Neosho River at Neosho Rapids went below the 22-foot flood stage by mid-morning Wednesday and continues to fall. The river gauge had crested at 26.11 feet Thursday, following 3-7 inches of heavy rain June 3.
Meanwhile, areas along the north bank of the Cottonwood River in Emporia — notably Peter Pan and Soden’s Grove parks — had normal impacts, according to Emporia Director of Public Lands and Facilities Kevin Hanlin.
Hanlin says the All Veterans Memorial had mud in a parking lot, but little to no impact for the rest of the area. Soden’s Grove, meanwhile, had some washout of the Sertoma Club miniature train ballast under a portion of track on the west side. Repair plans are currently pending. Soden’s Grove Park is opening Wednesday after being closed for much of the past week.
6:45 am Wednesday: Handful of Lyon County road segments still barricaded
The flood warning continues for the Neosho River at Neosho Rapids, but all indications are the warning should end Wednesday.
The river was at 22.15 feet as of 4:30 am, just above flood stage of 22 feet. The river has been falling gradually since cresting at over 26 feet Thursday and should go below flood stage at any time.
Meanwhile, road openings continue for Lyon and other counties impacted by hard, heavy rain June 3. For Lyon County, there are still several road segments that remain barricaded:
*Road 140 from H to J
*Road 145 from G to H; from V to V-6
*Road 150 from J to K; from K to Kansas Highway 99; from N to P; from W to X
*Road C from 147 to its end
*Road D from 150 to 160
*Road H from 140 to 145
*Road J from 140 to 150; from 150 to 160
*Road K from 140 to 150; from 150 to 155
*Road M from 140 to 150
*Road S from 310 to 320
Lyoncountyks.gov also has a map of the county road closures.
It now appears the KVOE listening area will be dry until Friday night. After that, slight chances of showers and storms are in the forecast through at least Tuesday.
KVOE and KVOE.com will have updates. Click here for KVOE News’ prior coverage.
