Wind is being blamed for a power outage in St. Joseph that shut off the lights to around 1,500 customers Wednesday morning.
According to KCP&L’s power outage map at 8:59 a.m. power went out to 1,567 customers around the area of Frederick and I-29 extending north to Gene Field Road, South to Faraon St. and East until right before Riverside Road.
A spokeswoman with KCP&L said wind is what caused the outage but did not have details on the location it occurred. Power was restored to most customers around 10:37 a.m.
The National Weather Service reported wind gusts at Rosecrans Memorial Airport around 8:53 a.m. at around 28 mph.
CLICK HERE to view the latest on the outage with KCP&L’s power outage map.
