State and local preps continue for Saturday weather [Video]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – With severe weather on the way, the preps continue to stay ahead of the weather.

“We have done a lot of pre-planning activities with state agency partners as well as participated with the national weather service forecast offices,” said Jonathan York, the response and recovery bureau director for the Kansas Division of Emergency Management.

York says with the Kansas Governor declaring a state of disaster emergency early Friday afternoon, the state agency partners were activated for the anticipated severe weather threat.

Utility companies preparing for potential severe weather

“And what that does is that activates the response and recover portions of the Kansas response plan which is triggered by our state emergency operations center being activated,” said York. “And also that gives us the ability to coordinate state agency assistance to support those local jurisdictions as needed that are impacted by severe weather.”

While the State of Kansas makes plans to be ready, activities continue across Kansas on …