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PHOTOS: See damage Friday’s storms caused in Johnson County

Johnson County took a direct hit from a line of severe thunderstorms Friday evening, downing tree limbs and causing power outages across the greater Kansas City metro.

The National Weather Service’s Kansas City field office said wind gusts at times reached 60 to 70 miles per hour.

Into Saturday morning, homeowners and first responders were assessing damage in cities across the area, much of it caused by downed tree limbs and uprooted trees.

Evergy reported more than 40,000 Johnson County customers still without power on Saturday morning and warned that power may be out in some of the most severely hit areas for multiple days as crews worked to restore power to a wide swath of territory.

Here are some scenes from around Johnson County caught in the aftermath of the storm:

A tree over Maple Street in Prairie Village. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
Near 68th and Reeds in north Overland Park. Photo credit Juliana Garcia.
Near 74th and Mission in Prairie Village. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
A tree lays over a driveway near 55th and Hadley in Mission. Photo credit Juliana Garcia.
At 71st and Woodson in Overland Park. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
A tree on another home on 68th Street in Shawnee. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
A power pole down at Johnson Drive and Barkley Street in Mission. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
Leaves and limbs down on Village Drive near 74th Place in Prairie Village. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
Near 67th and Nall in Prairie Village. Photo credit Juliana Garcia.

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