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Southeast states experience ‘unusual springtime storm’
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Published: March 29, 2009
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A cat uses some bushes to stay out of the snow Saturday in Wichita, Kan. Early spring storms dumped snow and ice over most of the state. AP PHOTO
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The spring snow storm that was blamed for two traffic deaths in Oklahoma prompted blizzard warnings and a disaster declaration in Kansas.
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Tens of thousands of Kansas utility customers were without power Saturday as an early spring blizzard buried parts of the state in snow and ice.
Westar Energy said 14,700 customers were without power as of 1 p.m. Saturday, down from 19,000 earlier in the day. In addition, the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department said six rural electric cooperatives were reporting extensive power outages and were seeking help from other utilities.
Most of the utility problems were in south-central Kansas, where up to an eighth of an inch of ice was causing tree branches to snap and knocking down power lines.
The National Weather Service said the heaviest snow had fallen in southwest Kansas, including 28 inches in the Pratt area with 6-foot snow drifts.
Heavy winds accompanying the snow forced authorities to close several local and state highways.
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