Power Outage in Dighton, KS

A building was heavily damaged from an apparent microburst. Blowing gravel broke out the windows of a vehicle and injured the occupant of the vehicle. There were also power poles blown down in this location.

Power poles were blown down along highway 23 near county Road 160.

A wildfire started after a power line disconnected from an outbuilding and fell to the ground. The fire spread very fast and burnt 20 outbuildings and damaged or destroyed 1000's of fence posts. The fire was essentially under control by 9 PM but flared up the following day for a while. At least 20,000 acres burned in Lane County.

A few power poles were blown down by the high wind along with tree damage.

Sparks from old power lines started a grass fire late in the afternoon that continued into the late night hours. Three structures burned along with a large amount of grass and brush.

There was some structural damage reported and the wind speeds were estimated to be between 70 and 80 MPH. There were numerous power poles blown down in the county.

Extensive damage was done to major transmission lines and power poles. As many as 30,000 meters were without power and some were out for over 2 days. Numerous trees were uprooted and the Lane county road and bridge building lost it's roof. Other buildings sustained some structural damage.

This tornado produced EF1 damage to two pivot irrigation sprinklers and to power poles.

This tornado produced EF1 damage to two pivot irrigation sprinklers and to power poles.

A potent winter storm moved into western Kansas during the early morning of Tuesday, February 5th and then marched eastward through central Kansas during the day Tuesday. As the upper low tracked west to east through Kansas, a surface low pressure system moved slowly east along the Kansas-Oklahoma border. This combination resulted in moderate to heavy snow in parts of western and central Kansas. Before the snow ended, from 6 to 8 inches fell in a 30 to 40 mile-wide swath from Hays to Kalvesta (in Finney County). Seven inches of snow fell at a location 10 miles south of Alamota. An area of 4 to 6 inches of snow fell south of this heavier band, and was basically north of a line from Johnson to Jetmore to east of La Crosse in Rush County. One to two inches of snow fell to the south of this mentioned area, with a few patches of 3-plus inches of snow. This 1 to 2-inch band was north of a line from Elkhart to Dodge City to Greensburg to south of St. John. Considerable blowing and drifting of snow was reported, as north winds blew at 20 to 30 mph during the moderate to heavy snow. In Gray County just west of Cimarron during the mid-morning of Tuesday, freezing drizzle and fog formed a nearly solid sheet of ice along US Highway 50 along a curve and a hill. Blowing snow worsened the visibility in that area, and numerous accidents occurred. Several cars slid off the road, and 2 power poles were downed. However, no injuries were reported.

A barn was destroyed and another barn had the door blown off. Power poles were also blown down in the area.

Ice accumulations up to 3 inches in radius brought three communication towers down. The entire county was without power for a time and some locations were without electrical service for about a month following the storm. Snow followed the ice and accumulated between 3 and 6 inches. There was over six inches of moisture in the snow and ice.

Six inch diameter tree limbs and power lines were brought down due to the accumulation of >3/4 of ice. Dighton was without power for some time.

Severe microburst, roof damage, signs, fences, few trees uprooted, several pivot sprinklers destroyed, vehicle blown off the road and several power poles down.

Synopic wind event with numerous damage reports across the county. Visibility was reduced to 1/4 of a mile at time.s Many roofs had shingles removed, power lines down

Downed power lines from gusty wind helped ignite a wildfire that moved across parts of Lane county.