More than 900 Evergy customers are now back online following large-scale outages both in and around Emporia.
According to Evergy officials, an outage affecting more than 900 residents in Far West Emporia was restored just after 9:15 pm, roughly two hours after it was originally reported. Another 100 customers remain offline in Lebo with 70 more affected in Olivet.
While work is still underway, the cause of the outages has been determined to be the high winds that have been hammering the listening area throughout the day Monday. One broken pole was reported just east of Madison as a result of the winds, however, that outage affected less than 10 customers.
4 Rivers Electric Cooperative has less than five customers without power in Lyon County. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they develop.
8:07 pm: Parts of Emporia, Lebo, Olivet without power
Several power outages developed across the KVOE listening area Monday evening.
Over 900 Evergy customers are offline in Far West Emporia after issues were reported around 7:20 pm. This outage also extends just west of Emporia.
Another 100 Evergy customers have lost power in west Lebo after issues were reported around 7:30 pm.
The Olivet area has over 70 Evergy customers offline.
4 Rivers Electric Cooperative has less than five customers without power in Lyon County.
Causes for these outages have not been announced, but windy conditions have been prevalent Monday afternoon and evening — with straight-line wind gusts of nearly 60 mph at the Emporia Municipal Airport.
