HUTCHINSON— High winds and hail rolled through portions central Kansas late Thursday night into Friday morning causing a lot of damage to power poles and power lines across the area.

Residents in Reno, Harvey and Sedgwick counties had numerous power outages because of the storm.

In Barton County a few power lines went out near SE 30 Avenue & SE 70 Road. Midwest Energy has been working all Friday morning to restore power in this area.

Westar Energy says as of 6 a.m., 50,000 customers were without power, including 31,000 in Sedgwick County; 7,800 in Reno County; 7,900 in Harvey County and 1,900 in Butler County.

School was canceled Friday in Wichita and Maize because of the power outages.

There are also reports of structural damage to buildings and homes. The 75-mile per hour winds are being blamed for significant damage to the library in Newton. The winds also uprooted trees in the Pretty Prairie area and in Wichita.

Ping-pong size and larger hail was also reported in many areas.

Crews in south-central Kansas were still assessing the damage and checking on the welfare of residents early Friday morning.

Todd Strain with Reno County Emergency Management said officials will be out assessing the full extent of the damage throughout the morning. There were no reports of any injuries as a result of the storm according to Strain.

Check the  Post for additional details on storm damage as they become available.