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Harvey County emergency management puts EOC on standby as storms threaten
Summary
Harvey County Emergency Management warned of strong winds, hail and potential tornadoes and said the county EOC will be on standby from 3 p.m. to 8 a.m.; dozens of customers reported without power early in the morning storm.
Mike Anderson, Harvey County emergency management director, told the Board of County Commissioners on June 17 that an early-morning storm had downed trees and power lines and that a more severe line was forecast later in the day.
Anderson said winds of 89 miles per hour were recorded at the Hutchinson Airport and 101 miles per hour at the Wichita Airport, about an inch of rain had already fallen, and Evergy was reporting 673 Harvey County customers without power while Flint Hills…
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