By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
Evergy reports about 4,800 customers in the St. Joseph area are still without power as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Ice brought down power lines throughout the St. Joseph area Tuesday night, knocking out power to nearly 22,000 residents by 9 p.m.
Evergy spokesperson Jaycee Burns says dozens of crews worked diligently through the night and continue to work Wednesday to restore power to those still without it.
"We had more than 160 linemen and 45 other crew members in the field working overnight and they made great progress," Burns said, "despite the icy road conditions and the downed limbs and wires in the area."
Burns says those still without power should have it back on by midnight Wednesday night at the latest. Click here for the Evergy power outage map.
With another potential winter storm coming to the area Friday, Burns says Evergy crews prepare year-round for these events.
"We conduct practice drills and try to trim tree branches growing near powerlines in advance," Burns said. "That's year-round to minimize the potential damage when things like this hit."
