Flood Waters Cover Area Roads
04/25/2011
Due to the recent rains, the following roadways in Cherokee County are reported impassable at this time:
Kansas Highway 7
Southeast Prairie between 80th and 90th
Southeast Star Road between 82nd and 90th
Chico Road
Southeast 68th Terrace
Bridge on East Maple Street – Columbus
Southwest Clem Road between 30th and 40th
Southwest 30th and Quaker Road
Southwest 110th
Northwest Bethlehem and 20th
Northwest 100th and Highway 160
Southwest Quaker from 70th to 90th
Southwest 50th and Union Chapel
Southwest Lostine between 30th and 40th
Southwest 90th and Quaker
Southeast 20th, north of Highway 166
Emergency personnel will continue to monitor the weather and road conditions.
If you are traveling and come to a road that is covered with water, turn around and find an alternate route.
It only takes a small amount of water to make your car float, and running water can erode the base under the road, causing it to collapse.