Flood warning issued for Lyon County
By Brandy Nance (Contact)
Originally published 04:59 p.m., August 9, 2008
Updated 04:59 p.m., August 9, 2008
A flood warning has been issued for Lyon County after a large rain storm set in early this morning. Below is the statement by the National Weather Service.
AT 149 PM CDT...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF LYON COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL WAS MOVING INTO LYON COUNTY. LYON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INDICATED THAT MINOR FLOODING WAS ALREADY ONGOING IN THE COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE FLOODING PROBLEMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN LYON COUNTY THROUGH 330
PM. RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING
PROBLEMS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ADMIRE...
ALLEN...
AMERICUS...
BUSHONG...
EMPORIA...
HARTFORD...
NEOSHO RAPIDS...
OLPE...
READING...
THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 153.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 128 AND 143.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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