The Lyon County Highway Department has reopened a roadway near Americus which was recently closed due to heavy rainfall.
The Highway Department says Road 240 between D and E-5 is now back open to traffic after rain early Wednesday following totals from Sunday night into Monday.
Current rainfall totals are available below.
10 am Wednesday: Road closed near Americus after recent rainfall
Recent rainfall has prompted the Lyon County Highway Department to close one road near Americus.
The Highway Department says Road 240 between D and E-5 is closed until further notice after rain early Wednesday and another round of rainfall Sunday night into Monday.
Current totals from early Wednesday:
*KVOE studios: 0.88 inches total
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.67 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.70 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.75 inches
*Allen: 1.5 inches
*3 miles west of Americus: 1.2 inches
*Between Hartford and Olpe: 1.1 inches
*Lake Kahola: 1.75 inches
*Olpe: 1 inch
*Reading: 0.80 inches
*Saffordville: 1.1 inches
*2 miles east of Strong City: 1.3 inches
The KVOE studios received three inches Sunday night into Monday. Generally, rain totals then were between 2-6 inches, but there was one report of almost 7.5 inches three miles east of the Emporia Municipal Airport.
7 am Wednesday: Brief heavy rain reported across KVOE listening area
Brief heavy rainfall came to the KVOE listening area early Wednesday.
Rain totals have generally been above 0.70 inches areawide. Current totals:
*KVOE studios: 0.85 inches total, 0.75 inches after midnight
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.67 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.70 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.75 inches
*Allen: 1.5 inches
*3 miles west of Americus: 1.2 inches
*Olpe: 1 inch
*Reading: 0.80 inches
*Saffordville: 1.1 inches
*2 miles east of Strong City: 1.3 inches
There was a slight risk of severe weather areawide, but nothing developed. About 30 Evergy customers just east of the Emporia Municipal Airport lost power around 5 am. That outage was restored shortly before 7 am.
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.
5-7 am Wednesday: Brief heavy rainfall soaking KVOE listening area as severe weather threat wanes
Strong storms are moving across the KVOE listening area before sunrise, but the threat of severe weather is coming to an end.
Chase County was under a tornado watch for over fours early Wednesday, while Morris County was in a severe thunderstorm watch for over two hours before those alerts were canceled. No severe weather has been reported in any area county so far Wednesday morning.
Meanwhile, storms have brought another round of heavy rain to the area, although this looks to be of a shorter duration than the extended rain period that generated 2-7.5 inches of rain Sunday night into Monday morning. 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.
1-5 am Wednesday: Chase, Morris counties spend much of overnight hours in severe weather watches
A small part of the KVOE listening area is now included in a tornado watch.
Chase County is now in a watch until 5 am, joining most of central Kansas in the same watch. Morris County was in a severe thunderstorm watch, but that was canceled before the scheduled expiration time of 5 am.
Severe weather is possible areawide until around sunrise areawide as storms push eastward across the state. Currently, the concerns are for wind gusts up to 70 mph, hail to the size of golf balls, isolated tornadoes and brief heavy rainfall.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates if we do get severe weather. Also, be sure to download the free KVOE mobile app for our severe weather coverage wherever you may be.
