By the Associated Press and KFDI News
Roads are closed in central Kansas and a community is in danger of losing much of its golf course because of continued flooding.
Officials said flooding remains a concern across Kansas because of severe storms that moved through the state earlier in the week and spawned a large tornado in northeast Kansas.
Rice County Emergency Management Coordinator Greg Klein said the Arkansas River is out of its banks and there is flooding along Cow Creek.
He said floodwaters are flowing through the Sterling Country Club and, “They’re going to lose part of their golf course.”
He said most of the dirt roads and many of the blacktop roads in the southern part of the county remain closed. A portion of Kansas 14 south of Sterling also was closed.
The American Red Cross has opened a shelter in Hutchinson in response to flooding in the area. The shelter is located at Trinity United Methodist Church at 1602 North Main.
Flooding continues along the Cow Creek in Reno County with extensive flooding in the Hutchinson area as a result of the recent storms.
The Red Cross has another shelter open at the Westview Community Church in Manhattan, and other shelter locations are on standby.
Kansas National Guard units are keeping an eye on the levees along the Verdigris River near Coffeyville.
There are 58 counties now included in a disaster declaration signed by Governor Laura Kelly on May 9th. The declaration includes Barber, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Kingman, Harvey, Harper Sumner, Butler, Cowley, Chase and Marion counties.
