Night of storms kill power to over 20,000 in NE Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After a night of stormy weather, many residents in the Topeka/Kansas City area may wake up without power.
As of 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Evergy is reporting 763 active outages impacting over 20,000 customers. According to Evergy, the restoration time is unavailable "due to storm activity."
The power outages stretch from Emporia north to the Kansas/Nebraska border and from Junction City to Kansas City. In Topeka, Evergy reports at least 6,100 customers without power.
Free State Electric is also reporting power outages in the area. They report over 2,800 customers without power. Of those customers, 1,588 are in Shawnee County.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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