Over 30 roads closed in Lyon County due to flooding

25 October 2023

EMPORIA (KSNT) – Over 30 roads are closed in Lyon County due to flooding.

On Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Topeka issued flash flood warnings for parts of Lyon County, including Emporia, southern Osage County and northwestern Franklin County.

“The way the rivers flow it’s all going to change with the influx of Cottonwood and the Neosho River, a lot of it depends on what we get west of here,” Public Relations Manager Vici Smith said.

Smith said the north side of Emporia got hit the worst with the flooding.

“I anticipate adding more (roads to the list),” Smith said. “I don’t think we’ll be able to take any of them down any time soon.”

As of 12:20 p.m., The Lyon County government has identified the following 37 roads as being closed due to flooding:

Road 150 from Rd. D – E

Road 170 from Rd. S – U

Road 180 from Burlingame Road – N5

Road G from Rd. 160 – 170

Road G from Rd. 170 – 175

Road H from Rd. 155 – 160

Road H from Rd. 160 – 170

Road 160 from Rd. G – H

Road G5 from Rd. 155 – 160

Road 170 from Rd. F – G

Road K from Rd. 220 – 230

Road 215 from Rd. F5 – H5

Road 195 from Rd. K5 – L5

Road X from Rd. 255 – 270

Road Y from Rd. 255 – 270

Road Y from Rd. 260 – 270

Road Y from Rd. 270 – 280

Road Z from Rd. 250 (K-170) – 270

Road 210 from Burlingame Road to Road “R7”

Road 220 from Burlingame Road to Road “S”

Road P from Burlingame Road to Road 240

Road J from Road 190 to Road 215

Road 215 from Road F5 to Road J7

Road 225 from Road F5 to City Limits

Road K from Road 220 to Road 230

Road G South of Road 50

Merrick Tower (Rd. G & 170)

Road 150 from Road J to Hwy. 99

Road 190 L5 — M

Road 190 M – N

Road M 190 to 200

Road N 210 – 220

Road W – K-170 to 270

Road M7 160-165

Road 160 N-P

Road N 160-170

Road 200 from Burlingame Road to Road R

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