Power restored to most customers by 10 a.m. Sunday

Storm causing power outages throughout county

About 3,600 Westar Energy customers lost power at some point during Sunday morning’s power outages, caused by lightning and downed tree limbs. The largest outing at one time was from 4:08 a.m. – 5:47 a.m., when 2,450 were without power.

1:30 p.m. update

Power had been restored to all but four Westar Energy customers as of 1:30 p.m., according to the company’s website.

LJWorld.com blogger Operation 100 reported that emergency dispatch scanner traffic indicated the blown transformer was in the 1100 block of Connecticut Street.

10 a.m. update

Power had been restored to all but 10 Westar Energy customers by 10 a.m., according to the company’s website.

9:15 a.m. update

Power has been restored to all but 47 customers in Douglas County as of 9:15 a.m., according to Westar Energy’s outage map.

The outages are scattered throughout the county.

7:10 a.m.

More than 400 Douglas County Westar Energy customers remain without power following overnight area storms, according to the company’s outage map. Lightning strikes and a reported blown transformer contributed to the power loss, which peaked at nearly 1,300 customers around 2 a.m. Sunday.

The heavy rains brought overnight reports of several vehicles stranded in water in the 1100 block of Haskell Avenue and the 500 block of North Second Street.

There are currently no severe weather watches for the area, according to the National Weather Service.

Check LJWorld.com for updates.