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Cleanup underway after storm downs tree limbs
Storm damage near 81st and Tauromee Avenue on Sunday, from a storm late Saturday night. (Photo by Murrel Bland)Storm damage near 81st and Tauromee Avenue on Sunday, from a storm late Saturday night. (Photo by Murrel Bland)A resident near 82nd and Washington Avenue cleaned up downed limbs on Sunday after a thunderstorm with 70 mph winds moved through Wyandotte County late last night. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
A cleanup is underway in Wyandotte County after a thunderstorm with 70 mph winds late Saturday night downed tree limbs and caused a power outage that at one point affected more than 13,000 Board of Public Utilities customers.
An estimated 10,000 people were reportedly without electricity in Wyandotte County. Some of the damage to power lines was severe, particularly in the Stony Point area.
A temporary shelter has been set up by the Red Cross for some residents, according to a resident.
The Turner area also saw a lot of limbs and power lines down. Westheight also reported downed tree limbs.
Crews were working at Wyandotte County Lake Park to remove downed trees and fix downed power lines on Sunday, following a thunderstorm late Saturday night. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)A tree was down near North 80th and Arcadia Court on Sunday, following a thunderstorm late Saturday evening in Wyandotte County. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Tree limbs were down at South 53rd near Woodend Road on Sunday, following a thunderstorm late Saturday evening in Wyandotte County. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Tree limbs hung over Metropolitan Avenue in the Turner area of Kansas City, Kansas, on Sunday.(Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Tree limbs were down on North 75th Drive in Kansas City, Kansas, on Sunday, following a storm late Saturday night. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Crews were working at Wyandotte County Lake Park to remove downed trees and fix downed power lines on Sunday, following a thunderstorm late Saturday night. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)An area at Wyandotte County Lake Park was restricted Sunday because of downed tree limbs and power lines. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)A tree limb was down in the Turner area on Sunday, after a thunderstorm late Saturday night. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Tree limbs were down at this Turner location on Sunday, following a storm late Saturday evening. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)Tree limbs were down at this Turner location on Sunday, following a storm late Saturday evening. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
One thought on “Cleanup underway after storm downs tree limbs”
Why the h— are they working the lake park when our whole area has been sweltering with no
power for 26 hours????
Why the h— are they working the lake park when our whole area has been sweltering with no
power for 26 hours????