WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities are warning of flooding after a spring storm dumped heavy rain across a large swath of eastern Kansas.
 
The National Weather Service says flood warnings are in effect until mid- to late Wednesday morning for more than a dozen counties—including Atchison, Jackson, Leavenworth and Pottawatomie.
 
Meteorologist Matt Walters says fire crews helped a handful of Shawnee County families evacuate Wednesday morning after water surrounded their homes. He says a water rescue also was reported in Osage County.
 
Forecasters also are warning the Delaware River near Muscotah is at risk of flooding in coming days.
 
Several areas received more than 4 inches of rain.
     
Two area highways are closed to traffic due to floodwaters over the roadway.

They include K-116 in Jackson/Atchison Counties between the cities of Larkinburg and Arrington, and K-87 Highway in Marshall County from the K-9 junction south to the village of Vilets.

The Kansas Department of Transportation says the highways are not expected to open until later Wednesday.

Drivers must use alternate routes.  Drivers should not attempt to drive through flooded or high water on roadways.