MANHATTAN -As of 10 p.m. Monday evening much of the high water from flash flooding that ripped through Manhattan had receded.

Riley County Emergency Preparedness Director Pat Collins

confirmed at that hour that only one area was still closed to traffic, the 1100 and 1200 blocks of North Manhattan where the street had been damaged due to the flooding.

Earlier in the evening it was a different story. Collins said officially more than four inches of rain fell in a four-hour period, and the majority occurred in the first hour-and-a-half. “Most of the flooding occurred from east of KSU or on KSU and east of KSU down toward the mall area. As far as I know there wasn’t any flooding at the mall,” he said. Some areas of Riley County received over six inches of rain.

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MANHATTAN -The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for southern Riley County and southwestern Pottawatomie counties on Monday evening. The warning also includes northwestern Geary, northern Dickinson, southern Clay, and southeastern Ottawa counties.
Residents in portions of Riley County recorded over five inches of rain and more on the way.