MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — As major rivers continue to surge, flash flooding along Kansas creeks and streams is forcing people from their homes, closing roads and prompting schools to call off classes. Emergency management officials began evacuating an area about five miles west of the Kansas college town of Manhattan around 5 a.m. today (WED). Evacuations also are underway in part of Marion County in the central part of the state. Near the Oklahoma border, flooding closed a stretch of the Kansas Turnpike. And there were numerous water rescues in Augusta, which is about 25 miles east of Wichita. Flash flood watches also are in effect in Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as flood warnings along the Mississippi River. The Wichita Eagle reports that a stretch of the Kansas Turnpike in southern Kansas (from Wellington to Oklahoma) remains closed because of floodwaters.
For the very latest, visit the Topeka office of the National Weather Service.
Meanwhile, a number of flood warnings and watches remain in effect for most of the KPR listening area:
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1109 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019
Flood Warnings continue for the following streams in Kansas:
Chapman Creek near Chapman affecting Dickinson County
Cottonwood River near Emporia affecting Lyon County
Cross Creek near Rossville affecting Shawnee County
Kansas River at Manhattan affecting Pottawatomie...Riley and Wabaunsee Counties
Lyon Creek near Junction City affecting Geary County
Marais Des Cygnes River near Quenemo affecting Franklin and Osage Counties
Marais Des Cygnes River above Reading affecting Lyon and Osage Counties
Mill Creek Near Paxico affecting Wabaunsee County
Neosho River near Americus affecting Lyon County
Neosho River near Emporia 3nw affecting Lyon County
Neosho River Near Neosho Rapids affecting Lyon County
Republican River at Clay Center affecting Clay County
Salt Creek near Lyndon affecting Osage County
Solomon River near Niles affecting Dickinson...Ottawa and Saline CountiesFlood Warnings continue for the following streams in Kansas:
Big Blue River near Blue Rapids affecting Marshall County
Black Vermillion River at Frankfort affecting Marshall County
Fancy Creek near Randolph affecting Riley County
Kansas River at Lecompton affecting Douglas and Jefferson Counties
Kansas River at Lawrence affecting Douglas and Jefferson Counties
Salt Creek near Ada affecting Ottawa County
Smoky Hill River near Enterprise affecting Dickinson County
Turkey Creek near Seneca 8nw affecting Nemaha County
Wakarusa River at Wakarusa affecting Shawnee County
Wildcat Creek at Manhattan Scenic Drive affecting Riley CountySafety Message: Do not drive into flooded areas. Shallow flowing
water can wash a car from the roadway. Also, the roadbed may be
washed out under the water.
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