Power Outage in Sterling, KS
Last report: November 18, 2024
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Sterling
To report a power outage in Sterling, Kansas, located in Rice County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Midwest Energy, Inc.
Ark Valley Elec Coop Assn, Inc
DSO Electric Cooperative
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 67579.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Rice County
Thunderstorm Wind. Significant damage occurred to a building on the west side of town. All other buildings were unharmed. This occurred on the north side of a bow echo and was likely due to a strong mesvortex producing outflow. Small limbs were also reported down in a few locations and some power outages were also noted.
October 13, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. A two to three wide swath of intense severe thunderstorm winds up to 110 mph moved out of Ellsworth county and across Rice county. Leaving significant damage along the way. Power poles up to and over one mile in width were knocked down or broken in half at multiple locations. Approximately one half mile of rail cars were blown off of the track just to the west of Geneseo. Crops along the path were flattened and tree branches were blown out of several trees along with some trees being completely blown over. A measured wind gust of 77 mph was recorded near the end of the wind damage path at the Lyons county airport.
August 15, 2021
A supercell thunderstorm tracked across Rice county on Sunday, August 15th producing extremely strong straight-line winds and hail up to the size of baseballs. Strong winds blew over railroad cars and snapped power poles. Winds were estimated to be near 110 mph at the peak of the storm.
August 15, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. Dispatch relayed a public report of a tree down on a power line. Time is estimated from radar.
August 29, 2020
Tornado. Some power flashes were seen.
May 11, 2014
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Sterling, Kansas
At 1:10 AM CDT, Lyons [Rice Co, KS] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND GST of E60 MPH. SMALL LIMBS DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN T… https://t.co/CTj1tgHZ91
@HeathWXAlerts - October 13, 2021 06:39
At 1:10 AM CDT, Lyons [Rice Co, KS] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND GST of E60 MPH. SMALL LIMBS DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN T… https://t.co/Wp9Rn2ujUT
@iembot_ict - October 13, 2021 06:39
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@TheCafSterling - September 26, 2020 17:11
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@SCWarriorSwim - September 26, 2020 15:48