Power Outage in Paola, KS
Last report: March 19, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Paola
To report a power outage in Paola, Kansas, located in Miami County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
City of Osawatomie Utility Services
Heartland Rural Elec Coop, Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 66071.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Miami County
Early morning convection produced numerous thunderstorms across the area. Given the early morning atmosphere there was not much wind damage reported with these storms, but a few isolated wind events occurred just south of Kansas City in Miami and Linn Counties. The worst of the damage was some power poles down near Parker, Kansas.
July 08, 2022
High Wind. Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of around 70 mph, such as tree damage and powerlines down. This all preceded strong thunderstorms that also caused strong winds and scattered damage across the area.
December 15, 2021
Winter Storm. Light to moderate freezing rain formed early morning on New Year's Day. This freezing rain quickly accreted between a quarter to half inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day time hours. The snow did not accumulate more than 1 to 3 inches, but on top of the ice accretion created winter storm conditions. Mostly scattered power outages and vehicle accidents were the impacts, but being a holiday, road traffic was likely light.
January 01, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. There were 15-20 power poles snapped or leaned over along Highway 69 at Jingo intersection. These winds then moved east and produced widespread damage in western and central Bates County, Missouri.
May 04, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Strong winds resulted in several power outages and doors to homes being blown in.
August 15, 2019