Power Outage in Anthony, KS

Power poles were reported down.

Power lines & power poles were knocked down onto Franklin Street and Hayes Street in town. Both roads were blocked.

Tree and power line damage likely resulted as power outages had been reported in and around Harper.

Ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.5 inches were noted across the county. Power lines were downed and causing power outages at many locations across the county along with a significant number of tree limbs breaking and falling out of trees.

A trained spotter reported downed power lines.

Light freezing rain that produced 1/2 inch of glaze continued to cause problems with downed power lines and power poles across the county. No doubt there were widespread power outages.

Late in the evening, ice had begun to accumulate, from freezing rain, on vehicles across the county. On the morning of the 27th, broadcast media reported that 1/4 inch of ice had coated Northern Harper County that no doubt made many roads very slick. That afternoon, broadcast media reported that an ice storm had caused widespread power outages in Anthony.

Ice accumulations of three tenths of an inch were reported on the trees and power lines. The roads across the county were very slick and dangerous.

A barn located at a residence was blown down along with a few power lines.

Damaging winds estimated at 70 mph moved across areas just west of Anthony. The winds knocked down 11 power poles. The winds knocked down numerous trees at Anthony Lake damaging some cabins and also overturning a camper.

Winds estimated at 70 mph knocked down a utility pole onto a storm spotters car, trapping the spotter for about an hour until the power could be turned off.

A wintry mix of light to moderate sleet and snow affected the county during the day on the 27th. The wintry mix eventually changed over to snow during the evening and overnight hours from west to east, and persisted into the afternoon hours on the 28th. Sleet accumulations across the county ranged from roughly 2 to 4 inches, with 6 to 15 inches of snow, highest over northwest portions of the county, accumulating on top of the sleet from the evening and overnight hours on the 27th and beyond. Stout north to northeast winds resulted in considerable blowing and drifting of snow, with visibilities occasionally dropping to one-quarter mile or less. The combination of ice, snow and wind downed around 18 power poles across the county. Additionally, a couple businesses, one in Harper and the other just north of Attica received damage when portions of their roofs collapsed underneath the weight of the heavy, wet snow. There was one reported car port and front porch awning collapse across the county. The Harper Advocate and Hutchinson News contributed to this report.

A 92 mph wind gust was recorded near Anthony which knocked down trees and several power poles.

High winds knocked out power to Anthony.

Unspecified damage to mobile home. Carport blown over, downing adjacent power lines.

Numerous power lines, power poles, and trees downed.

Power lines downed.