LIVE UPDATES | High winds batter Kansas City region; thousands left without power

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City area is navigating the impacts of a significant storm that’s battered the region with rain and gusty winds.

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4:30 a.m. | Evergy reports more than 66,000 customers without power this morning. another 3,200 customers are without power in n BPU’s service territory.

4:20 a.m. | Overland Park Police say I-435 and Nall will likely be closed 2-4 hours due to the crash from earlier.

4:10 a.m. | Some flights are canceled out of Kansas City International Airport this morning.

4:05 a.m. | KSHB 41 Meteorologist Lindsey Anderson says roads are slippery as temperatures drop.

3:05 a.m. | Eastbound and westbound I-435 at Roe is shut down. The Overland Park Police Department says a power line across the highway was struck by a semi-truck. The power line pulled down multiple lines onto the highway as well. Police say there were minor injuries. Traffic is being diverted westbound at State Line and eastbound at Nall.

Steve Silvestri

2:15 a.m. | Overland Park Fire Department says one woman had minor smoke inhalation after a fire near 89th and Craig overnight. OP Fire says the fire may have started from a downed power line, but the cause is under investigation.

2:00 a.m. | Thousands of people are currently without power in the Kansas City metro area. Click here to access the latest outage map.

1:00 a.m. | National Weather Service says some of the strongest wind gusts were reported just before midnight near St. Joseph, MO and Jarbalo, KS.