(Update 1:45 p.m.) – Power has been restored. No outages were reported in St. Joseph on KCP&Ls power outage map as of 1:45 p.m.
(12:30 p.m.) – More than 100 people are without power near downtown St. Joseph after storms moved through the area.
Kansas City Power & Light reports a lightning strike caused a power outage around 10:25 a.m. Monday near downtown St. Joseph. The outage appeared to be centered between Mitchell Avenue to Lafayette St. and from S. 9th and S. 14th St. According to KCP&L’s power outage map, crews are on scene.
109 customers were still impacted according to KCP&L as of 12:25 p.m. CLICK HERE for the latest on outages.