Power Outage in Independence, MO
Last report: March 05, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Independence
To report a power outage in Independence, Missouri, located in Jackson County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Independence Missouri
KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co.
West Central Electric Cooperative
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 64050, 64051, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057, 64058.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Jackson County
High Wind. Strong synoptically driven winds brought gusts between 50 and 60 mph to the Kansas City metro area. Aside from numerous locations reporting stronger than 58 mph winds, there was a residence in Greenwood that had shingles and tar paper removed from the house. There were also numerous powerlines and trees down around that area.
March 31, 2023
Thunderstorm Wind. Several large tree limbs and power poles were down from strong thunderstorm wind.
June 08, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Small branches were reported down and power was out around Grandview.
May 02, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Trained spotter in the area reported 60 mph wind and power outages.
April 29, 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
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