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Pratt County declares local disaster emergency after multiple tornadoes
Summary
Pratt County commissioners adopted a seven-day local disaster emergency after tornadoes caused damage across rural areas, directing staff to coordinate assessments with the National Weather Service and American Red Cross.
The Pratt County Board of Commissioners voted May 2025 to declare a local state of disaster emergency after multiple tornadoes struck parts of the county overnight, damaging homes, outbuildings and oilfield equipment.
The declaration, adopted as Resolution 2025-01, covers the entire county and takes effect immediately for seven days unless renewed by the board. Dean, speaking in the meeting as the county's emergency coordinator, told commissioners the storms produced a path of destruction “about a mile and a quarter” wide in places and that crews found scattered damage to homes, grain bins, sheds and oil tank batteries.
The resolution gives the board authority to use powers under the Kansas Emergency Preparedness Act; the docket language…
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