Power Outage in Norcatur, KS
Last report: July 04, 2022
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Norcatur
To report a power outage in Norcatur, Kansas, located in Decatur County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Midwest Energy, Inc.
Prairie Land Electric Cooperative
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 67653.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Decatur County
Lightning. Lightning damaged a substation, affecting power for residence of Decatur County. Some of the county had no power for up to seven hours.
July 03, 2022
High Wind. Two rounds of high winds occurred across Decatur County. Mesonets across the county recorded wind gusts of 59-73 mph, with the strongest recorded gust located near Oberlin, Kansas. There was damage to a power pole that caused loss of power in Oberlin and damage to an unknown number of roofs across the county due to estimated gusts up to 100 mph.
December 15, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. The local fire department reported estimated winds of 80 mph as well as power lines down about 3 miles north of Oberlin, KS.
August 13, 2019
Blizzard. Blizzard conditions were reported in Oberlin. Many power outages were reported across the county due to poles and/or lines blown down. There were no accidents but many cars were off the road or abandoned. Up to 20 inches of snowfall occurred across the county, with two measured reports of 13-14 inches. One over the northeast part of the county and one over the south. A federal disaster was declared by President Donald J. Trump.
April 30, 2017
Thunderstorm Wind. COOP observer reported several trees uprooted. House had part of its roof blown off, and several power poles were broken off.
July 02, 2011