The risk of more heavy rain and a round of severe weather is in place through the evening hours.
All severe weather hazards are possible across the KVOE listening area starting by late afternoon, although the main tornado risk lies just west of Emporia. Hail and high winds are the main concerns locally.
The latest episode of unsettled weather comes as flood warnings continue for Chase and Greenwood counties until 10:45 am Saturday. A flash flood watch has been posted for Morris County from 10 am Thursday through Friday morning. Greenwood County is in a separate watch until 10 am. Chase County has now been placed into a flash flood watch until Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, Kansas Highway 99 remains closed until further notice from Emporia’s south city limits to Road 130. There are now other adjustments for the Soden’s Grove area. Here’s Police Sgt. Lisa Sage:
Commercial Street is also closed to thru traffic between Logan Avenue and Soden’s Grove.
Some good news has come out of Chase County as Kansas Highway 177 has fully reopened to traffic in both lanes.
Also:
*400 block Road 170; 1500 block of Road 170 from R to R-1
*Road A from US Highway 50 to Road 180
*Road B-2 from US Highway 50 to Road 180
*Road B-5 from 170 to 173; from US Highway 50 to Road 180
*Road D north of 150
*Road F north of 140
*Road G from 20 to 40
*Road G north of 160; south of 170
*Road J north of 190
*Road K from 190 to 210
*Road K-7 south of 70
*Road M from 190 to 197
*Road N from 175 to 180
*Road U south of 75
*Road U-5 south of 75
*1700 to 1778 Road P-2 near Camp Alexander
*Road 137 north of N
*Road 140 north of P
*Road 150 from D to E
*Road 160 west of G; west of J
*Road 170 at P
*Road 170 from C5 to E; from E5 to F
*Road 180 east of Burlingame Road; from P to P5
*Road 190 east of Burlingame Road
*Road 210 from K to L
Chase County
*Numerous county roads.
Coffey County
*8th Rd between Garner and Homestead
*10th Rd between Reaper and Shetland
*11th Rd between Trefoil Rd and Underwood
*13th Rd between Blackbird and Contour; between Fauna and Garner
*14th Rd between Blackbird and Contour
*28th Rd between Underwood and Verdure
*Contour Rd at 28th
*Dobbin Rd at 24th
*Jacob’s Creek East/West of the cemetery
Greenwood County
*Access to the Greenwood County Landfill is now closed until further notice due to flooding
*10 Street between Kansas Highway 99 and Q
*55 Street between H and J
*70 Street between Kansas Highway 99 and Z
*140 Street between P and P-50; between Z and AA; between CC and FF
*150 Street between L-75 and N
*180 Street between L and N; between T and U
*200 Road between EE and FF
*210 Street between BB and CC; between EE and FF
*270 Street between H-50 and M-50
*280 Street between Kansas Highway 99 and X-50; R and T
*300 Street between V and W
*320 Street between V and W
*330 Street between BB-50 and CC
*340 Street between Y-25 and Z
*350 Street between R-25 and T
*360 Street between P and R
*380 Street between V and V-50
*AA Road between 210 and 230; between 310 and 320
*BB-50 Road between Elk County line and US Highway 400
*CC Road between 200 and 202
*CC-50 Road between Fall River and US Highway 400
*DD Road between 190 and 200
*G Road between 185 and 195
*GG Road between 290 and 300
*H Road between 12 and K
*J Road between 50 and 60
*K Road between 50 and 60
*L Road between Elk County line and 13; between 110 and US Highway 54; between River Road and 180
*P Road between 130 and 140; between 360 and 370
*R-50 Road between 160 and 175
*T Road between 310 and 320
*U Road between 160 and 170; between 380 and Lyon County line
*V Road between Elk County line and 10; between 310 and 320
*X Road between 375 and Lyon County line
*Y-50 Road between 250 and 255
*Z Road between 60 and 70
*Badger Creek between Sunflower Hill and BB
*Casner Road between Y-25 and Z-50
Morris County
*Dunlap Road
Community activities continue to adjust to the flooding.
*Emporia’s Memorial Day service has been moved from All Veterans Memorial to White Auditorium. Service will still begin at 9:30 am
*Olpe’s Ebenezer United Methodist Church fish fry and fishing tournament Friday and Saturday postponed until further notice
*Extension Unit Prairie Hens meeting Thursday canceled
*Keep It a Safe Summer moved from Lyon County Fairgrounds to Flinthills Mall on Thursday
Ag producers have been waiting for their fields to dry pretty much all month long. Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees tells KVOE News there haven’t been a lot of beans planted, but they don’t handle excess water well at all. Corn is in good shape — if it’s upland corn. Bottomland corn is “pretty well done,” and corn producers have to decide by Saturday whether they want to re-plant for crop insurance purposes. It could be a significant amount of time before farmers can plant or re-plant.
Most rivers are in flood across the KVOE listening area.
The Cottonwood is in flood from Emporia west to Cottonwood Falls.
*At Emporia, the river is at 25.46 feet, above flood stage of 20 and down slightly from 25.5 early Thursday. The river could slide gradually below flood stage by Sunday evening. A flood warning is posted until Monday afternoon.
*At Plymouth, the river is at 33.61 feet, above flood stage of 32 feet and down from 33.91 feet Wednesday. The river could still climb to 34.4 feet Friday morning and go below flood stage Saturday morning. A flood warning goes until Saturday afternoon.
*At Cottonwood Falls, the river is at 11.85 feet, above flood stage of 9 feet but below a tentative crest of 13.4 feet Wednesday. The river is falling and should go below flood stage Friday morning. A flood warning is up until Friday night.
The Neosho is in flood from Emporia southeast to LeRoy.
*At Emporia, the river is at 11.9 feet, below both the 19-foot flood stage and tentative crest of 23.04 feet Wednesday. The current forecast has the river rising again back above flood stage to 19.4 feet by Saturday morning.
*At Neosho Rapids, the river is at 26.23 feet, above flood stage of 22 feet. The river is falling now but could climb to 26.9 feet Saturday evening. It may not go below flood stage until early Tuesday.
*At Burlington, the river is at 30.83 feet. Flood stage is 27. The river could climb to 31.2 feet Thursday and hold steady near 31 feet for several days. The flood warning goes until further notice.
*At LeRoy, the river is at 27.18 feet, above flood stage of 23 but below a mark of 28.2 feet earlier Wednesday. The river could hold steady at 27.4 feet, or close to that mark, for several days. The river is in a flood warning until further notice.
After increasing water releases at John Redmond Reservoir at times Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers is now holding the release at 26,000 cubic feet per second — or almost 12 million gallons of water a minute. Flood-prone areas in Burlington and LeRoy in Coffey County and further downstream in Neosho Falls are impassable in several areas. The Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Allen County Community College Red Barn in Iola for residents needing a place to stay. Coffey County residents who evacuate are told to call the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office at 620-364-2123 so authorities can account for those who have evacuated and those who have not.
In other related news, Governor Laura Kelly has adjusted the state’s disaster declaration, adding more counties to the original declaration from May 9. In our area, Coffey County was added, meaning all counties in the KVOE listening area are now covered by the declaration. In all, 43 counties are now included.
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