FINNEY COUNTY – Thursday night’s severe thunderstorm brought rain and strong winds to portions of western Kansas.
Just before 11 p.m., the winds were responsible for a power outage in Garden City. Initial reports indicated the outage was caused by a trampoline blown into the power line. Crews also identified a broken power pole.
Officials restored power overnight.
⚠️ Take Cover! Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Garden City KS, Liberal KS, Ulysses KS until 9:15 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/NW8tDuRA64
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) March 24, 2017
Strong winds with gusts over 50 miles-per-hour are forecast on Friday, according to the National Weather Service