A line of thunderstorms that moved across northeastern Oklahoma, southeast Kansas, and northwest Arkansas leaves a trail of damage and power outages.

 

Damage to buildings was reported in the Muskogee area in Oklahoma, caused by strong winds and a possible tornado. Nearly a thousand people were without power overnight and early this morning in the area. Other power outages were reported in the Adair and Wagoner areas.

 

In northwest Arkansas, about 2,000 people were without power in Benton and Washington counties.

 

Storms in southeast Kansas were less severe, bringing lightning and heavy rains. A lightning strike in Independence caused a house fire around midnight with no injuries reported. Coffeyville received a total of about ¼ inch of rain.