Nearly 4,000 without power in Rosedale area

By NICK SLOAN, nick@kansascitykansan.com

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- The Board of Public Utilities is reporting a significant power outage in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan.

Nearly 4,000 customers are without power in Rosedale. The University of Kansas Medical Center is among those included in the power outage.

We'll have more information available as soon as possible.

Power outage reported near State Avenue, KCKCC

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- A small power outage is in progress near State Avenue and Kansas City Kansas Community College.

According to the BPU power outage map, somewhere between 50-99 customers are without power.

If you have friends or do business in the area, take note.

Large power outage reported in KCK

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Over 500 Kansas City, Kan., households are without power.

A large outage has been reported near Kansas City Kansas Community College and Interstate 70.

The image above is courtesy of BPU's outage map.

More information when available.

Over 1,000 without power in KCK; UPDATE - Over 2,000 without power now

KANSAS CITY, KAN. --- As of noon Sunday, over 1,000 Kansas City, Kan., residents are without power.

The outages are located throughout the city and not concentrated in one specific area.

The largest outage at this time is around the area of S. 81st Street and Swartz Road, where over 130 customers are without power.

Homes lost power after storms hit the Kansas City metro area overnight.

Along with BPU, customers of other utilities in cities across the Kansas City metro area also lost power.

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UPDATE: 1:09 p.m. - A larger outage is being reported by the BPU power outage map, now leaving over 2,000 customers without power.

This outage includes Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Here's the map...click it for a larger version.:

POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: Down to 2,500

After peaking between 12,000-14,000 power outages during Tuesday's snowstorm, the Board of Public Utilities' outage map is reporting that just under 2,500 residents remain without power.

The numbers dwindled throughout the day.

The largest outages were reported along State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan.

Below is the map as of 2 a.m. Wednesday morning:

Thousands without power in KCK; UPDATE: Power outages cut down in half as of 11:40 a.m.

As a result of the overnight snowstorm, thousands of Kansas City, Kan., residents are without power.

Over 200 power outages have been reported to the Board of Public Utilities.

As of 9:47 a.m., over 11,000 residents in KCK are without power. According to the BPU's power outage map, over 350 separate calls have been made to the utility.

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UPDATE 10:09 a.m: BPU says it's experiencing a record number of calls as a result of today's outages.

Here's a short statement about the situation from BPU:

Many of you are trying to call our Outage number. We are experiencing a record number of calls and system is over-loaded. We appreciate your patience and hang in there.

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UPDATE 11:46 a.m: The outages around Wyandotte County, after peaking at around 15,000 earlier this morning, are down to 8,000. Here's the latest BPU map.

By the way, on a quick editorial note - BPU is doing an excellent job of responding to customers on its Facebook page and Twitter account. It's pretty cool what social media can do and BPU is utilizing it really well.

Large power outage reported in Western Wyandotte County

Over 500 customers were without power just west of Interstate 435 and Parallel Parkway this afternoon.

According to the Board of Public Utilities power outage map, separate outages were reported between 12 and 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.

Power has been restored to most of the effected area as of 1:05 p.m.

The largest outage area covered nearly 400 customers.