TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is issuing a state of disaster emergency due to the threat posed by upcoming severe weather including hail and tornadoes. The Adjutant General’s Department of Kansas announced in a press release that Kelly is giving the declaration in response to the threat of severe weather for Friday, April […]
Monday afternoon, Gov. Laura Kelly addressed the state in a press conference after issuing a State of Disaster Emergency on Sunday. Her decision was driven by the windchill warnings and severe winter weather conditions that Kansas has been experiencing over the last week.
Rolling power outages are expected to occur throughout the next few days due to unprecedented flowing natural gas spikes. However, limited supply is not a concern.
Andrew French, Chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission, said that this has all developed into an electric issue, which is a supply issue.
âGiven the weather, which is extremely out of the ordinary, we have seen unprecedented demand for electricity, especially at this time of the year, French said. âThe weather has impacted our generation resources. We are experiencing wind turbines that are not able to produce as much power as normal, due to conditions like freezing fog.â