The strong thunderstorms that rolled through last night/this morning affected service to thousands of KCP&L customers. KCP&L has 200 crew members in the field working on restoration efforts. After an initial evaluation of our service area. KCP&L anticipates that crews will be working through the night and into tomorrow on restoration efforts.
KCP&L employees will be distributing free dry ice to residents who have lost power from 3 – 6:30 p.m. today at two locations:
K-Mart Parking Lot
600 NE Barry Rd Kansas City, MO 64155
Plaza Strip Mall Parking Lot at 69 Highway and I-435 (SW Corner)
(West of Ford Claycomo plant)
Claycomo – AppleMart Strip Mall at 69 Highway and 435 -- by Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
KCP&L wants to stress safety to theircustomers. Pkease stay away from down power lines and report any dangerous situations or outages to 1-888-LIGHTKC (544-4852).