Power Outage in Liberal, KS

At least two flipped simis and power poles down in Liberal.

Ice accretion was 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches. Water equivalent was 1 1/2 to 3 inches. Tree and power line damage was severe.

This very large tornado damaged outbuildins, power poles, pivots, trees, a home, and a hog farm were numerous animals were destroyed. The track of the tornado turned enough that it missed Kismet and Plains. It was also on nearly an identical track to the tornado that occurred on May 24, 2015. This tornado continued into Meade county.

Eight to 10 power poles were blown down by the wind.

Power lines were blown down in Liberal.

Numerous power poles were snapped. There were also several outbuildings damaged and at least one completely destroyed on the west side of Liberal.

Nine large power poles were blown down about a mile east of the junction of highways 54 and 83.

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.

Tree limbs and power lines down due to the accumulation of 1 inch of ice. Many areas of the county were without power.

Power lines were blown down.

Power was knocked out for 1.5 hours due to downed power lines.

Ten power poles blown down.

Power poles broken off.

Several pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned; road signs blown down; power poles blown over.

Power poles, half a roof off a business in Liberal and five empty rail cars tipped over in Liberal

Extensive damage to a mobile home. Power pole down. Pivot sprinkler overturned.

Truck blown over, power poles blown down and bleachers at the football field heavily damaged.

Freezing drizzle and freezing rain occurred over much of southwest Kansas. The biggest impacts related to the storm were ice accumulations of an eighth to a quarter of a inch across far southwest Kansas from Johnson to Elkhart, east through Sublette and Meade. Reports of ice accumulation of a half of an inch were received from Meade county. Tree limbs and power lines were taken down by the weight of the ice in Seward and also in Stafford counties. There were several reports of damage to fences and vehicles due to tree limbs falling on them. Approximately 100 customers in Liberal were without electricity due to the downed power lines. Ice storms are rare in October.