Power Outage in Lakin, KS

Two adjacent power poles were snapped off at the base along County Road 180.

A pivot sprinkler was overturned and a power pole caught fire.

Damage occurred to the side of a mobile home. Power lines were also blown down by the high wind gusts.

Power lines were blown down by the high wind.

Numerous tree branches were broken along with a few power poles.

Power lines were blown down.

Six to eight inch diameter tree limbs were broken, some of which brought down power lines.

Thunderstorm winds were estimated to be from 90 to 100 mph. A mobile home was destroyed and another was heavily damaged. Two occupants of the destroyed trailer were injured, on seriously. There were also 16 pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned in a 4 mile radius of this location. In addition, 20 power poles were snapped and a large grain bin was destroyed. Large hay bales were blown around and all windows in the machinery and vehicles were blown out.

A potent winter storm moved into western Kansas during the early morning of Tuesday, February 5th and then marched eastward through central Kansas during the day Tuesday. As the upper low tracked west to east through Kansas, a surface low pressure system moved slowly east along the Kansas-Oklahoma border. This combination resulted in moderate to heavy snow in parts of western and central Kansas. Before the snow ended, from 6 to 8 inches fell in a 30 to 40 mile-wide swath from Hays to Kalvesta (in Finney County). An area of 4 to 6 inches of snow fell south of this heavier band, and was basically north of a line from Johnson to Jetmore to east of La Crosse in Rush County. One to two inches of snow fell to the south of this mentioned area, with a few patches of 3-plus inches of snow. This 1 to 2-inch band was north of a line from Elkhart to Dodge City to Greensburg to south of St. John. Considerable blowing and drifting of snow was reported, as north winds blew at 20 to 30 mph during the moderate to heavy snow. In Gray County just west of Cimarron during the mid-morning of Tuesday, freezing drizzle and fog formed a nearly solid sheet of ice along US Highway 50 along a curve and a hill. Blowing snow worsened the visibility in that area, and numerous accidents occurred. Several cars slid off the road, and 2 power poles were downed. However, no injuries were reported.

An estimated 70 mph gust caused a power pole at a sub-station to lean and the resulting damage caused power in Lakin to be shut off for several hours.

Up to 1.25 of freezing rain caused numerous power outages and took down numerous tree branches and power lines. After the freezing rain and sleet, snow fell accumulating up 10 inches. From 4 to 5 inches of moisture was contained in the ice and snow.

Numerous power poles were blown down in town. One pole landed on a house and caused considerable damage.

The roof was blown off a building, a semi was overturned and power lines were brought down.

Three power poles blown down.