Roughly 300 people in Manhattan were displaced and up to 100 had to spend the night in shelters after flash flooding Monday.
River and lake levels in and around Manhattan jumped with anywhere from 3-9 inches of rain was reported in a six-mile radius of the city. The Red Cross set up shelters at Kansas State’s Pottorf Hall and later at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Over 150 people and more than 20 pets were rescued in and around Manhattan. Hundreds of residents also lost power, with close to 200 still offline as of early Tuesday morning.
Separately the Pratt area also flooded after 6 to nearly 9 inches of rainfall Sunday and Monday. Some residents were evacuated, and officials told residents as well to stay away from the south side of Pratt as well as Pratt County Lake. Less than 10 people went to the temporary shelter at Pratt Community Building.
With all the rain chances across Kansas into the upcoming weekend, including at least some chance the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon could come our way by Friday or Saturday, TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says flooding is not out of the realm of possibility for us across the Flint Hills.
Meyers also says soils are already saturated after more than 8 inches of rain at the KVOE studios in August, so it may not take an extremely heavy rainfall to cause flooding.
We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
