Sunday, July 12, 2009

Excuse You Time-Warner - I Was Going To Say...



W
hen skies in the Metro were mostly clear right before the 2am surprise cut of service- I was preparing to post on some strong storms coming at Metro K.C. from Central Kansas.

Having no Net service- I had to suffer the cable TV commercial-between-weather-radar-loops bare-bones backup to see a front of strong straight-line winds headed at the Metro as the system passed Manhattan then Topeka-KS..




Time-Warner Internet and phone service returned here oddly just as the storms hit the Metro around 8 am..



The storms left scattered areas of damage to trees and power lines- as well as at least one structure in Manhattan-KS..


Winds have been mostly estimated to be between 60-70 MPH- high-end tropical storm force. I wouldn't rule out a hurricane gust or two though.


So far just over a dozen power line- trees/limbs down calls Metro K.C.-wide.


A number of fire alarm calls as well as a few for structures struck by lightning.


Lightning may be the cause of a house fire presently being worked by the Smithville-MO and several surrounding fire departments.
That situation is under control at this posting with no injuries.


A tree was reported down with power lines involved in Warrensburg-MO around 9:10am.


Have not heard anyone hurt- unlike all the vehicle crashes I monitored early this morning.


More on that later... if this Time-Warner Internet and phone service holds up that is....

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