NE Kansas residents pick up after night of storms

26.06.2024 16:20

Ksnt.com

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Northeast Kansas residents are picking up after a night of violent storms. Storms caused major tree damage and even knocked out the National Weather Radio near Topeka.

Storm damage is being reported across the Northeast Kansas area Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service of Topeka announced that the NOAA Weather Radio Station that services Topeka was taken off the air. It's unknown what caused the damage and it's also unknown when it will be restored.

The Osage County Police Department took to social media to alert residents of power outages, limbs and trees down.

Photo courtesy of the Osage County Police Department.
Photo courtesy of the Osage County Police Department.
Photo courtesy of the Osage County Police Department.
Photo courtesy of the Osage County Police Department.
Photo of damage on the 7300 block of SW Cannock Chase Road in Topeka. Photo courtesy of Debbie Symsek.
Photo of damage on the 7300 block of SW Cannock Chase Road in Topeka. Photo courtesy of Debbie Symsek.
Heavy winds, loss of power and property damage in Wamego. Photo courtesy of Casey Meinhardt.

"Our fantastic city crews were on it immediately and cleared the road blockage, and the electric crews responded immediately to power outages," the Osage City Police Department wrote. "As a result, most of the streets and power is restored."

The Marysville Kansas Police Department took to Facebook to let residents that crews are out and assessing damage to get things back in working order.

The storms knocked out power to over 20,000 residents in the northeast Kansas area.

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