HUTCHINSON — Strong thunderstorm winds caused a lot of tree damage and forced power lines down in the Hutchinson area early Saturday morning.
Here is a tree destroyed on the HutchCC campus.
Westar Energy had several hundred customers without power. Westar is experiencing longer-than-normal restoration times in Hutchinson and surrounding areas due to the storms overnight.
Westar expected to have all customers impacted by storms in the area restored by 3:00 p.m. Saturday.
Damage to animal pens on the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
Large trees were damaged or even destroyed. The campus of Hutchinson Community College was especially hit hard by the storms.
Some of the animal pens on the Kansas State Fairgrounds were also blown around from the strong winds.
Tree damage on east 11th.