Evergy is still determining what led to a major power outage affecting much of central and western Emporia earlier Monday.
Power went out to over 1,700 customers shortly before 9 am. Over 900 were restored by 10:30 am, with the remaining outages restored around 11 am.
9:15 am Monday: Major power outage reported in west Emporia; several traffic signals offline
A significant power outage is underway affecting portions of central and west Emporia.
The outage was first reported shortly before 8:50 am and now affects over 1,700 Evergy customers, mainly from 18th south to Road 160 and from West to just west of Industrial Road. Besides affecting a large residential area and significant parts of the West Sixth Avenue and Industrial Road business corridors, this has also knocked out power to several streetlights, including:
*Industrial Road at US Highway 50 and at West 12th
*Prairie Street at Sixth and 12th
A cause has not been determined. Drivers at the affected intersections are asked to follow traffic laws while the outages are in effect.
