Heavy rains late Monday afternoon and early Monday evening dumped more than 4 inches of rain on the Manhattan area in a two-hour span causing massive flooding street closures and some damage.
As of 8:25 p.m. 4.25 inches of rain had fallen at the KMAN Studios on Casement road and it was still coming down.
The Roundabout at Bluemont Avenue was flooded and some motorists were stranded for at least two hours, there was also a closure on Manhattan Avenue and flooding on side streets including Campus Creek Drive and Vattier.
Riley County Emergency Managmement Director Pat Collins says with the risk of more rain coming in residents especially in flood prone areas should have their emergency kits ready in case they need to act.
An Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory has been issued for Extreme Southeastern Riley County and Southeastern Pottawatomie County until 2:30 a.m. CDT Tuesday and a Flood Warning is in effect for Southern Riley County, Southwestern Pottawatomie County and Northwestern Geary County until 5:15 a.m. CDT Tuesday by the National Weather Service in Topeka.
