Kevin Surbaugh
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Tree and limb damage in
Baldwin City.
Photographer Kevin Surbaugh |
The first day of summer Thursday had many Baldwin City residents cleaning up from storm damage the night before.
Late Wednesday night (June 20, 2018) a severe thunderstorm warning was issued around 10:30 p.m.Shortly thereafter the storm rolled through Baldwin City, knocking out power to a portion of the city, mostly between Ames and Orange Streets and west of Sixth Street. According to Rob Culley, the west and central feeders went down. The west feeder was restored about midnight, but the central feeder took longer due to a tree that fell near Tenth and Grove that collapsed the main line. Power was restored to the central feeder about 3:45 a.m.
The National Weather Service in Topeka said that the wind speeds were recorded at Forbes Field with speeds up to 78 miles per hour. In their observation, it appeared to sustain those speeds, as the storm rolled through Baldwin City. According to the National Weather Service, there was no rotation or microbursts but were straight-line winds. Here at the offices of the Gazette, the rain gauge showed about half an inch fell due to the storms.
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Half an inch fell as winds rip
down trees and limbs around
Baldwin City.
Photographer Kevin Surbaugh |
Damage around town was of varying degrees, some had no damage, while others had a few limbs down. Still, others had who trees down and even some residents had structural or vehicle damage from the falling limbs. One resident on Ninth Street had a fence that was falling over.
Other photos by Kevin Surbaugh
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