A flash flood warning was issued in Riley County after heavy rain falls beginning Sunday evening.
A flood evacuation notice was issued for properties along Wildcat Creek as well as on Hunters Island through the Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System. Evacuations were also issued for the Pebblebrook apartments, Garden Way apartments and Highland Ridge apartments, according to Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins.
Keats and Anderson Avenue were also expected to experience flooding beginning at 8:00 a.m.
People who had to evacuate their homes are being assisted by an evacuation center staffed by American Red Cross volunteers in Pottorf Hall at the fairgrounds at 1710 Avery Avenue.
“Several Red Cross volunteers from our area are staffing the evacuation center to provide a safe place for
impacted residents to stay until it is safe for them to return to their homes,” said Jane Blocher, Executive
Director of the Capital Area Chapter.
More rain and thunderstorms are forecast in the coming days.
Do not cross roads with waters running over them as your vehicle could be swept away.
The warning is in effect until 9 a.m.
KMAN will update as new information becomes available.
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