Topeka ? Gov. Kathleen Sebelius declared a state of disaster Monday for eight counties, including Douglas County, that suffered damage from Sunday’s storms.

The declaration applies to Butler, Crawford, Douglas, Montgomery, Osage, Reno, Sedgwick and Shawnee counties, the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department announced.

Severe weather that included rain, hail and wind downed trees and power lines. About 4,700 people were without electrical power Monday, the department said, and crews from Nebraska were helping to restore it.

“Protecting the lives and safety of Kansas citizens is our top concern,” Sebelius said in a news release. “This declaration helps make sure that goal is accomplished as quickly as possible.”

The disaster declaration was issued to speed the restoration of power.

Douglas County Emergency Management Director Paula Phillips was not available Monday for comment on the declaration.

A fishing boat trolls past the crumpled remains of boat docks at the marina on Cheney Lake Monday near Cheney. A strong storm that produced several tornadoes and reported wind gusts of near 100 mph caused the damage at the lake and other areas of Reno and Sedgwick counties.

In Lawrence, numerous power lines were downed Sunday evening when winds gusting up to 60 mph blew through town. Some gusts of 70 mph were reported in southern Douglas County, 6News meteorologist Jennifer Schack said.

The combination of lightning and high winds caused scattered power outages, leaving 1,200 customers in Lawrence without power between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., a Westar Energy spokesman said.

All electricity was up an running in Lawrence and surrounding areas on Monday, said Westar’s Mark Schreiber.

“Lawrence is doing fine,” he said. “I think the only area where there still may be problems is over by Wichita.”

A total of one inch of rain fell at Lawrence Municipal Airport, where the city’s official weather records are measured.