Jun 23, 2022

Storm zaps the power for Evergy customers

Posted Jun 23, 2022 8:29 PM

UPDATE:

Following the thunderstorm Thursday morning Evergy crews responded to West Ash Street where a tree had fallen on a power line.

Photo courtesy of Randy Stewart
Photo courtesy of Randy Stewart

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Power was restored.

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More than 1,300 customers ( sites ) were left without electricity in Junction City late Thursday morning after a thunderstorm rolled through the community. Evergy estimated that service would be restored about 12:15 p.m.

The area impacted by the outages ranged from West 4th Street on the north end to the Geary County Health Department on the south end.