BARTON COUNTY —The Sunday evening storm brought damaging winds and large hail to Russell, Barton and Stafford counties.
Sunflower Electric had more than a dozen high-voltage transmission structures down and three substations offline in Great Bend. Crews were on site repairing the damage overnight.
Midwest Energy had many poles and wires down; the city of Great Bend was the damage epicenter, with lots of window, roof and tree damage, according to the utility. Midwest Energy crews continue to work to restore service.
Sunflower crews worked through the night to repair downed transmission structures on NE 20 Road in Great Bend. Sunflower hopes repairs will be completed by mid-morning to early afternoon Monday morning. This should restore power to Great Bend transmission system.
Other repairs on Railroad Avenue in Great Bend will continue throughout the coming days.
As a reminder, stay away from downed power lines as you can't tell visually if a line is energized.
Main roads have been cleared in the city of Great Bend, according to Great Bend Fire and EMS. Not all side roads are completely cleared. The Fire Department will send more crews out Monday morning.
Wheatland Electric also has crews out trying to restore power to the area.
There are no reports of injuries.
The National Weather Service will be conducting a damage survey across Russell and Barton Counties Monday investigating possible tornadoes from the storms.
Check the Post for additional details as they become available.