Lyon County Emergency Communications reports isolated road closures near Emporia as the result of rainfall:
*Road 150 between Roads D and E; between Kansas Highway 99 and Road J; between Roads N and P
*900 block Road 140
*1400 block Road J
*1400 block Road K
*Road P between Roads 140 and 150
This follows anywhere from light to extremely heavy rainfall from storms just Monday night into Tuesday. Residents in Emporia and within a five-mile radius reported anywhere from 1.4 to over 3 inches of rainfall, and Strong City reported 4 to over 5 inches of rain. Several locations in Emporia got upwards of 1.5 inches of rain Sunday as well.
River gauges had noticeable increases, but levels have remained well below flood status and are falling for all area locations except the Neosho at Neosho Rapids.
