The Evergy outage map shows power outages across the Kansas City metro after overnight storms hit multiple towns/cities causing extensive damages on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
This story will continue to be updated as more reports from Evergy are released.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evergy provided an update Sunday morning about its power restoration efforts in parts of Kansas City after Saturday’s severe overnight storms.
According to Evergy, storms began moving across its service areas around 7 p.m. However, the most severe weather and damage took place several hours later in the Kansas City metro, specifically in areas south of Interstate 70.
Evergy said cities like Shawnee, Kansas City, Lee’s Summit and Blue Springs saw some of the most severe weather, which resulted in about 140,000 customers losing power.
The cause of the outages can be traced back to a potential downburst, which can have tornado-strength winds, with straight-line winds reported to be about 70 mph near the Interstate 70 corridor. Evergy said these lasted approximately 10 minutes.
As of 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Evergy reported that about 53,000 customers are still without power due to almost 2,000 outage events that still need repairs.
Crews began power restoration efforts overnight. Tree and line crews have focused primarily on restoring main power lines to different neighborhoods in the metro.
While these repairs are under way, damage assessment teams have been canvassing areas to assign vegetation crews to clean-up locations and to make sure line crews arrive with the right equipment.
Because of the extensive damage to certain parts of the Kansas City metro, Evergy said restoration efforts may take a few days in specific areas.
Most of the outages were caused by the storm’s strong winds. Many poles and power lines need to be replaced and repaired, so Evergy asks that people stay at least 35 feet away from downed power lines and tree limbs that have landed on power lines.
Evergy also asks that you do not remove tree limbs or brush near or on these lines because they may still be energized.
For emergencies, call 911. For more information about the outages, download the Evergy mobile app or visit the outage map online. You can also contact the call centers — Kansas Central: (800) 544-4857; Kansas Metro, Missouri Metro, and Missouri West: (888) 855-4852.
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