Saturday’s Wind Damage Keeps Midwest Energy Busy UPDATE

Midwest Energy crews were busy Saturday after the storm. They planned to work around the clock until power was restored to residents in Victoria.

Five Bucket crews from Midwest Energy were on the scene to replace four power poles damaged from Saturday’s storm

Four poles that deliver electricity to Victoria and other parts of eastern Ellis County were damaged from Saturday’s severe thunderstorm.

Saturday 6::50 p.m. update Four power poles that carry electricity to the city of Victoria are being replaced this evening by Midwest Energy crews,” According to Mike Morley, the firms’s Corporate Communication’s manager. “There are approximately 1200 customers still without power and we will be working through the evening to replace the poles that were damaged in the Saturday afternoon severe thunderstorm. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to restore services.”

Saturday 5p.m. The high winds from the Saturday afternoon storm left as many as 2000 Midwest Energy customers in Ellis and Rush County without power. Mike Morley,

Corporate Communications Manager with Midwest Energy told Hays Post, “A breaker tripped as a result of high winds and four or five power poles were damaged near Victoria.”

A severe thunderstorm rolled through western Kansas after 3 p.m. on Saturday. The storm stretched from Dodge City, where one inch hail was reported, to north of Rooks County. “Our crews always find a way to back feed electricity to the customers that need it and they will continue to look for damage to power lines across the region and get power restored as quickly as possible,” said Morley

To view power outages go to http://outageviewer.mwenergy.com