Power Outage in Webber, KS
Last report: July 29, 2023
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Webber
To report a power outage in Webber, Kansas, located in Jewell County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Prairie Land Electric Cooperative
Rolling Hills Electric Coop
Western Area Power Administration
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 66970.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Jewell County
Thunderstorm Wind. Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. One power pole caught on fire due to arcing power lines.
June 12, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Wind gusts estimated to be at least 75 MPH resulted in at least 8 power poles being snapped and a tree with a diameter of 18 to 24 inches snapped at its base.
May 26, 2021
Although most all impacts from light wintry precipitation (mainly freezing drizzle and resultant power outages) focused slightly north of the state line in southern Nebraska, this was nonetheless a crummy Easter Sunday weather-wise in North Central Kansas. The entire area endured relentless north winds and impressively-cold temperatures by mid-April standards, with gusts commonly 40-50+ MPH and daytime highs only in the mid-upper 30s F (roughly 30 degrees below normal), promoting wind chill values only in the teens to low 20s F. While peak gusts at most local weather stations topped out slightly below severe-criteria, one personal weather station in far northeastern Jewell County clocked a 62 MPH gust during the afternoon. Fortunately, wintry precipitation was extremely-minimal across this area, consisting of no more than a dusting of snow and periods of (mostly non-freezing) drizzle. ||As for the meteorological background behind this unpleasant Easter, the main player in the mid-upper levels was a large-scale trough traversing the central CONUS, highlighted by broad low pressure and various embedded disturbances extending southward from southern Canada, and also a potent southern stream shortwave trough ejecting east-northeast across Texas. Given that North Central Kansas resided slightly south of the main northern stream disturbance, mid-level saturation lacked appreciably, keeping all but very light precipitation at bay. At the surface, a powerful cold front blasted through the local area during the pre-dawn hours of the 12th, turning the pleasant temperatures in the 70s to low 80s F on the 11th into a fleeting memory. The intense north winds were driven by a stout pressure gradient between a roughly 997 millibar low tracking east across the Southern Plains and a 1032 millibar high emanating southeastward from the Northern Rockies.
April 12, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in tree limbs being downed in Mankato and a power pole being snapped near Montrose. In the Lovewell State Park area, a roof of an old radio communications building was torn off and nearby crops were damaged.
September 01, 2018
Tornado. This tornado started west of Mankato, traveling north and passing approximately 1 mile to the west of Burr Oak before turning more to the northeast and lifting. One woman was injured at her home approximately 4 miles south-southwest of Burr Oak. This tornado was rated an EF2, with an estimated peak wind speed of 130 MPH.||Along the path of this tornado, at least 4 homes sustained damage, including roof, window and siding damage. One home lost a large section of its roof. A garage was destroyed, with the vehicles inside moved 30-50 feet from their original location. Other outbuildings, grain bins, power poles and trees were damaged or destroyed.
May 06, 2015