Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte has kept rainfall records in Junction City since 1992. He says the four and 82-hundredths inches of rain received during the 24-hour period is the greatest he has ever recorded in that 26-year period.

The rain fell during the overnight and early morning hours Monday.

Junction City police dispatch confirmed barricades have been up at low water crossings in Geary County but no other problems have been reported.

Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins reports that county has received up to eight inches of rain in some locations. Evacuations have been occurring in the Keats area and along Wildcat Creek. Collins said the National Weather Service reported that Wildcat Creek is expected to crest at about 27-feet. That could put water into the Redbud Estates, Village Plaza and some of the areas around Highland Ridge area in Manhattan. Residents there are being evacuated and advised to go to Pottorf Hall in Manhattan for shelter.  Residents in the Hunters Island area are being notified that the water will come that way as well. “By 10 o’clock ( 10 a.m.  Monday ) we’re going to have significant flooding along Wildcat Creek and people need to evacuate.”

Collins added some people were stranded in different houses and apartments but they were able to walk out through the water. No injuries have been reported.

( Photos of flooding in Manhattan area courtesy of Kathy Tremont )