University Daily Kansan
Thursday, September 27, 1973
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Recurring Rainfall Causes Local Flooding
Likelihood of Rain This Weekend Is Minimal
By DEBBY CONNOR
Kennan Staff Reporter
Rain, rain and more rain has caused problems in the Lawrence area and in Douglas County. Yesterday's downpour swept several areas around town and the county.
The U.S. weather bureau in Topeka last night reported a 60 per cent chance of rain today in the Lawrence area. The storm front is expected to dissipate by tomorrow and forecast for the weekend is for a minimal chance of rain.
The Wakarusa River, south of Lawrence.
was four feet over its banks late yesterday evening. The weather bureau reported that the river would crest this morning at about 30 feet, five above flood stage.
Stranger Creek, was out of its banks near Tonganoxie last night and was to crest this morning according to the weather bureau. It had been full or overflowing yesterday evening.
The Kansas River is expected to creat tomorrow, two or three feet below flood
Some roads in the city and the county were closed for short periods of the day
yesterday. Highway 24-40 had water over the roadbed during the afternoon near Harmn's Quarry. The road was reopened about 8 p.m. yesterday.
U. S. 99 south of Lawrence from the Baldwin junction to the Franklin County line was closed yesterday from 6 p.m. until midnight by the Kansas Highway Patrol. The Lone Star blacktop still had water over the roadbed at midnight.
The Highway Patrol closed 12 highways in northeast and south central Kansas yesterday evening because of high water.
Storm sewers and drainage ditches in the city were full yesterday, according to George Williams, city director of public works and there was extensive local flooding during the heaviest part of the storm. The two and three hundred blocks of Louisiana Street south of 31st Street have collapsed because of flooding on the Wakaraus.
Normal rainfall in this area for September is 5.22 inches, but rainfall so far this month has totaled 10.42 inches, according to weather data from City, Kan., senior and KU weather observer.
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