Heavy Rain in Jefferson County, Kansas

Heavy rain caused a smoking roof to collapse injuring 6 people...none seriously. Also, Muddy Creek is out of it's banks and is beginning to run over highway 24.

Another round of heavy rain producing thunderstorms gave flash flooding. The city of Topeka made nearly 500 water rescues due to the flash flooding. The community of Wakarusa also had a few water rescues as well. The accumulation of rain from this episode along with earlier rains the last several days was bringing moderate or greater flooding to some of the major rivers in the area. This river flooding lasted for several more days. The heavy rain episodes of the last several days produced widespread amounts of three to six inches with some amounts along the Kansas river basin of nearly nine inches. An unofficial report in the Topeka area had nearly a foot of rain falling within this 48 hour period. Flooding from this episode and previous flooding the past few days brought local disaster emergency declarations for Osage, Lyon, Shawnee, Washington and Douglas counties. This action qualified these counties for state and federal aid. Shawnee, Osage, Lyon and Douglas counties qualified for FEMA funds.