Power Outage in Paola, KS

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.

Light to moderate freezing rain formed early morning on New Year's Day. This freezing rain quickly accreted between a quarter to half inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day time hours. The snow did not accumulate more than 1 to 3 inches, but on top of the ice accretion created winter storm conditions. Mostly scattered power outages and vehicle accidents were the impacts, but being a holiday, road traffic was likely light.

There were 15-20 power poles snapped or leaned over along Highway 69 at Jingo intersection. These winds then moved east and produced widespread damage in western and central Bates County, Missouri.

Strong winds resulted in several power outages and doors to homes being blown in.

Through the day on February 20, 2018 numerous accidents occurred as a result of widespread accumulating ice. Patchy freezing drizzle started as early as midnight on the morning of February 20, but the heavier rain fell through the morning and early afternoon hours. Numerous powerlines and trees sustained some damage from the accumulation of 1/8 to 1/3 inch of ice across a widespread area.

Emergency Management reported power lines down at 261st and Pleasant Valley Road.

Strong winds caused damage and destruction of several outbuildings in the Paola area. Several residences had major roof damage and power lines were down all across the county.

A dry line punched through the area on the afternoon of November 11, bringing 50 to 60 mph synoptic straight line winds. Local ASOS observations reported gusts near 60 mph across the area, but the winds also damaged, trees, power lines, and a few outbuildings. This dry line also created some thunderstorm activity, which caused some isolated convective wind damage.

Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in the vicinity of 327th and Beaver Creek Rd.

Trained weather spotters from across the area reported between .20 and .50 of freezing rain on December 21. The highest amount of ice accumulation in the area came out of Clinton, Missouri, where .45 of ice accumulated. Once the freezing rain ended light snow accumulated throughout the area during the overnight hours. Between 1 and 3 inches of snow fell on top of the ice accumulation. Some power outages occurred, but no widespread effects were reported from this ice storm.

Up to 2 inches of snow and sleet, was reported across the county. There was also up to a quarter of an inch of freezing rain. This caused several power lines to snap.

Trees and power lines were reported down with winds estimated to 60 mph.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down.

Early morning convection produced numerous thunderstorms across the area. Given the early morning atmosphere there was not much wind damage reported with these storms, but a few isolated wind events occurred just south of Kansas City in Miami and Linn Counties. The worst of the damage was some power poles down near Parker, Kansas.

A thunderstorm developed in Miami county producing a microburst in the northeastern corner of the county. Numerous reports of downed trees and power poles were received.