Severe Thunderstorms Snap Power Lines Across Kansas City Area
Severe thunderstorms crossed the Kansas City metro area and central Kansas overnight Oct. 13–14, 2026, snapping power poles and downing trees and power lines across the region, the National Weather Service said. The agency logged 38 Local Storm Reports of thunderstorm wind damage across nine counties in Missouri and Kansas. No deaths or injuries had been reported as of Oct. 14, 2026.
The Weather Service's Kansas City/Pleasant Hill office, which covers the metro area on both sides of the state line, issued 37 of the reports. The first came from Merriam, Kansas, at 7:44 p.m. Oct. 13, 2026. They described downed trees and power lines, snapped utility poles and widespread power outages across the region.
The Weather Service's Wichita office added a 38th report, from Norwich, in Kingman County, Kansas. There, the wind tore part of the roof off a shed and a house and snapped power poles, the Kingman County Fire Department and Rescue said.
