K-99 closed north
By Gwendolynne Larson
Originally published 05:53 a.m., April 27, 2009
Updated 05:56 a.m., April 27, 2009
Lyon County sheriff’s deputies and Kansas Department of Transportation crews are busy with localized flooding around the county this morning. According to Lyon County dispatch at 5:45 a.m., there was flooding in these locations:
• Kansas Highway 99 north of Emporia at the S curve is closed.
• Road 210 west of K-99 is impassable.
• Road 240 between Roads E and F has two to three feet of water; road crews have been asked to bring gravel.
• 500 block of Road 180 for about a block.
• 1700 block of Road G is impassable.
• Old U.S. Highway 50 at Road G and west looks completely flooded.
• 1400 block of Road J is completely covered.
• 1400 block of Road 180 just north of Thorndale is flooded.
• Road R between Roads 140 and 150 has water on it.
• 700 block of Orange, Sycamore, Hickory, and Elm are flooded in Americus.
• Road 240 between E and D are flooded.
• Road 140 west of South Highway 99 is flooded.
• 600 block of Lockerman Road.
• 1400 block of Road M.
• 1400 block of Road 180, just north of Green Acres Mobile Home Park.
• Road 150 at Road S and all the way into Emporia.
• Road 160 and Lockerman Road.
So far, Burlingame Road, Americus Road and K-99 south of Emporia are open.
Drivers are urged to be cautious, especially with visibility restricted before sunrise. Drivers should never enter high water because vehicles can lose traction and be swept away in even what looks like little water.