More than 130,000 residents lose power as storms roll through KC, restoration could take days
Kansas City residents are experiencing power outages as severe thunderstorms roll through the metro area Friday afternoon and evening, and restorations could take days.
As of around 5 p.m., more than 130,000 Evergy customers had lost power, including more than 59,000 in Johnson County and more than 33,000 Jackson County residents.
The Independence Power and Light is reporting 2,200 customers without power.
In Wyandotte County, Kansas, more than 30,000 BPU customers lost power.
Evergy has line crews restoring outages caused by the severe thunderstorm, however, the company expects the areas more severely impacted to be a multiday restoration effort.
Read more live updates about the thunderstorm here.
This story was originally published July 14, 2023 at 5:16 PM.
