Concerns of flooding have begun to weaken as the National Weather Service has canceled warnings for two area gauges Thursday.
A river based flood warning — issued earlier Thursday morning — has been canceled for the Cottonwood River at Plymouth and Cottonwood Falls. A flood warning for Chase and Greenwood counties remains in effect until 7:30 pm Thursday evening.
The warning reflects heavy rain in both counties, both from Wednesday morning and again Thursday. Totals are not immediately available from either county, and no flooding has been reported.
Flash flood watches in place for the majority of the KVOE listening area have also been canceled. A watch remains in effect for Greenwood County until Friday morning.
The Lyon County Highway Department has announced barricades have been placed at Road 150 between N and P due to water over the roadway.
Current rain totals:
*KVOE studios: 0.95 inches since midnight, 1.95 inches total
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.47 inches since midnight, 1.13 inches total
*East Emporia: 2 inches
*Allen: 1.7 inches since midnight, 3.8 inches total
*Climax: 3.24 inches since midnight
*Lebo: 2 inches since midnight, 4.25 inches total
*Neosho Rapids: 1.6 inches since midnight, 3.4 inches total
*Reading: 4.25 inches since early Wednesday
*Thrall: 3.27 inches since midnight
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12:20 pm Thursday: UPDATE: County-wide, river-based flood warnings issued west of Emporia
Heavy rainfall has prompted the National Weather Service to issue county-wide flood warnings for parts of the KVOE listening area.
Chase and Greenwood counties are now in a flood warning until 7:30 pm.
Also, a river-based flood warning has been issued for the Cottonwood River at Plymouth and Cottonwood Falls from late Thursday evening to late Friday evening. At Cottonwood Falls, the river was under 5 feet at last word, below flood stage of 9. It should crest at 10 feet early Friday and go below flood stage by evening. At Plymouth, the river is at 9 feet, below flood stage of 32. However, the river should go above flood stage early Friday and crest near 33.5 feet before noon. It should then go below flood stage before sunset.
Flash flood watches in place for the majority of the KVOE listening area were also canceled. A watch remains in effect for Greenwood County.
Flash flood watches continue for Lyon, Chase, Coffey and Greenwood counties until noon.
Midnight-8 am Thursday: Heavy rain possible Thursday; flash flood watches remain in effect
More showers and thunderstorms are expected across the KVOE listening area Thursday morning.
A flash flood warning continues for east Coffey County until 9:30 am, and a flash flood watch continues areawide until noon. TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says rain chances drop noticeably by afternoon.
Current rain totals:
*KVOE studios: 0.95 inches since midnight, 1.95 inches total
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.35 inches since midnight, 1 inch total
*Allen: 1.7 inches since midnight, 3.8 inches total
*Reading: 4.25 inches since early Wednesday
Spotty heavy rain fell early Wednesday, bringing anywhere from half an inch to two inches of rain to the area.
One injury crash happened during heavy rain on the Kansas Turnpike on Wednesday morning. The Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Robin Becker of Belle, Missouri, was driving a car southbound in the outside lane when he lost control near mile marker 145, two miles southwest of the Admire-Council Grove exit, and hit a southbound pickup driven by 32-year-old Mosses Sidhu of Wiggins, Colorado. Becker was taken to Newman Regional Health for treatment after suspected minor injuries, while Sidhu was not hurt. A separate crash at mile marker 138, almost directly between the Emporia and Admire gates, was originally called in as an injury crash but nobody was hospitalized afterward.
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