Power Outage in Stratton, CO
Last report: August 27, 2022
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Stratton
To report a power outage in Stratton, Colorado, located in Kit Carson County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
K C Electric Association
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 80836.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Kit Carson County
Thunderstorm Wind. Intense straight line winds due to the microburst first occurred at 8:12 PM MDT near the Burlington airport. This began an area of intermittent damage consistent with wind speeds in the 100-115 mph range. The most intense winds occurred over an area 4.2 miles long and 600 yards wide, ending near Interstate 70 and the Kit Carson Correctional facility. The most significant damage occurred near the Burlington airport where a large evergreen tree was snapped at the trunk and near the Kit Carson Correctional Facility where four power poles were snapped and a nearby outbuilding was destroyed. Damage due to winds in the 60-80 mph range continued to the north of Interstate 70. Additional storm damage included: uprooted trees; damage to the wind and visibility sensors of the KITR ASOS, a camper trailer, overhead garage doors (blown in/dented), fences, windows, siding and roofs of outbuildings and a mobile home; and the flipping of shipping containers and semi-truck trailers. The city of Burlington also lost power as a result of the storm damage.
September 01, 2021
During the early afternoon a line of thunderstorms slowly moved northeast across East Central Colorado. Hail up to golf ball size fell at Flagler, with the hail reaching a depth of several inches. The hail was several inches all the way to Siebert as well. The hail was deep enough to reduce interstate traffic to a crawl. As the storms exited Flagler a damaging wind gust occurred which blew down many electrical poles a mile or so northwest of town. This resulted in no power for several hours for parts of Flagler.||During the early evening a second round of thunderstorms moved in from the west-northwest. As these thunderstorms moved in a wind gust of 70 MPH occurred, blowing a semi on its on I-70.
April 21, 2019
Thunderstorm Wind. Many power poles were blown down causing parts of Flagler to be without power. As of 8:40 PM MST, power was being restored to the west part of town.
April 21, 2019
Thunderstorm Wind. Wind gusts in town were estimated to be 60-70 MPH. The thunderstorm winds also created blowing dust. The thunderstorm winds also blew down power lines in town causing multiple power outages.
June 27, 2016
Thunderstorm Wind. Trees, power lines and power poles down in and around the Burlington area as well as other locales around the county.
May 26, 2016