The entire KVOE listening area remains in flash flood watches at this time.
The National Weather Service has updated the watch effecting Chase and Greenwood counties. The watch now goes until 10 am Friday morning. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties remain in a separate watch until 10 pm Thursday.
Current rain totals:
*KVOE studios: 0.8 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.9 inches
*Ninth and Burns: 1 inch
*10th and Weaver: 0.50 inches
*3 miles west of Emporia: 1.8 inches
*Allen: 0.75 inches
*3 miles west of Americus: 1.6 inches
*Between Hartford and Olpe: 0.04 inches
*Bushong: 1.18 inches
*Cottonwood Falls: 1.5 inches
*Council Grove: 1.97 inches
*Lake Kahola: 1.5 inches
*Miller: 0.63 inches
*Reading: 1 inch
*Strong City: 2.3 inches
*2 miles east of Strong City: 2 inches
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. If you have rain totals, call KVOE at 620-342-1400, email kvoe@kvoe.com or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
10:50 am Thursday:
The entire KVOE listening area is in a flash flood watch at this time.
Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a watch until 10 pm. Chase and Greenwood counties are in a separate watch until 10 am Friday.
Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are possible. TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says we could see two inches of rain or more during the alert period.
The Weather Service says rainfall rates could reach 3 to 4 inches an hour. Current rain totals:
*KVOE studios: 0.60 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.51 inches
*Ninth and Burns: 1 inch
*10th and Weaver: 0.50 inches
*Allen: 0.75 inches
*3 miles west of Americus: 1.6 inches
*Between Hartford and Olpe: 0.04 inches
*Bushong: 1.18 inches
*Cottonwood Falls: 1.5 inches
*Council Grove: 1.97 inches
*Lake Kahola: 1.5 inches
*Miller: 0.63 inches
*Reading: 1 inch
*Strong City: 2.3 inches
*2 miles east of Strong City: 2 inches
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. If you have rain totals, call KVOE at 620-342-1400, email kvoe@kvoe.com or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
