Power Outage in Fort Scott, KS

A light glaze of freezing drizzle began in the early morning hours of December 22nd and lasted approximately one hour before transitioning to snow. The CoCoRaHs observer KS-BB-17 in Devon reported 1.1 inches of snowfall. Roads became completely covered and slick, with reduced visibility during the snowfall due to wind gusts upwards of 30 to 37 mph across the county resulting in periodic blowing snow. Utility companies also reported up to 1000 power outages across the county.

Heartland Electric cooperative reported scattered power outages around the county as ice covered limbs fell on power poles and power lines. This was a continuation of the storm from December 31, 2020.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous power poles and lines causing over 2000 power outages between Elsmore, Hiatville and Devon.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous power poles and lines causing over 2000 power outages between Elsmore, Hiatville and Devon.

Power lines and poles were down from winds estimated at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm winds broke three power poles and overturned a 33ft RV. Time based on radar.

Fort Scott Police Department reported several trees blown down around Fort Scott. The AWOS near Fort Scott reported a wind gust of 53 mph with several hours of 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. There were several reports of power lines down.

Several power lines were reported down near Fort Scott.

Several power lines and trees were blown down across the city. One pole was knocked down.

A power pole was downed in Fort Scott.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down.

Power lines were blown down in the city of Fort Scott.

A micro burst caused damage to a car port, several out buildings, tore the roof off a small barn, destroyed a mobile home and caused roof damage to several other buildings. Several trees and power poles and a flag pole were downed.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Uniontown near the intersection of 80th street and Hackberry Road.

Power lines were blown down at the intersection of 250th Street and Cavalry Road.

Lightning struck power lines near the intersection of 140th Street and Jayhawk Road and caused brief power outages.

Thunderstorm winds damaged a modular home near Hidden Valley Lake. The home's roof was lifted off of the home and the western walls were pushed in. In addition, several trees were toppled taking down at least one power line.

Roof damage occurred to a mobile home and a barn along with downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over several trees and power poles within the city of Fort Scott.

Nearly 200 trees were knocked over from thunderstorm wind gusts. Approximately 12 homes were damaged from these falling trees, while power lines were also impacted. Nearly 200 homes were without power on the west side of Fort Scott.

Intermittent periods of freezing rain occurred from the morning of 9 December to around noon on 10 December. This freezing rain caused ice accumulations ranging from one quarter of an inch to one half of an inch across Bourbon County. Damage was minimal and only a few spots experienced power outages.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed powerlines.

The initial stages of a derecho that tracked across areas of extreme southeast Kansas and west central and central Missouri, downed several trees and power lines near the city of Fort Scott.

A powerful storm system and a dry line produced several rounds of severe thunderstorms with some super cells. There were reports of a couple tornadoes, wind damage, and large hail.

A severe thunderstorm produced damage to trees and power lines in the city of Fort Scott. Flash flooding was also observed within the city.

One storm developed during the evening hours causing damage to a barn along with a couple of outbuildings. A few power poles were blown down while one inch hail was observed.

One of the greatest disasters to ever impact southwest Missouri, including the Springfield metro area, occurred in the form of an ice storm. Several counties, mainly along and north of the interstate 44 corridor, experienced ice accumulations up to two and a half inches. Power outages and catastrophic tree damage were the main impacts resulting from this historic event. However, for southeast Kansas, mainly sleet fell during this time which accumulated up to five inches in some spots. The sleet pack made for hazardous travel for several days while numerous reports of broken bones and other injuries occurred to individuals falling on the slippery sleet pack.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide, especially hit hard was the city of Fort Scott.

Two homes in Devon, Kansas had their roofs blown off. In addition, numerous power lines and trees were blown down.