Communities across Guthrie County are continuing to recover from Monday’s severe thunderstorm that downed trees and power lines and flattened some corn fields.

The City of Yale is under a boil advisory and a water conservation notice after the water tower and system was completely drained of water and depressurized due to the power outage. Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Kempf says there may be downed power lines remaining in the rural parts of the county, but he asks motorists to be mindful of crews working throughout the county to restore these lines. For residents who still without power, Kempf says they should contact their utility provider if they haven’t already, and avoid downed power lines as they may still have a live current, “The other thing is of course if they’re using generators to make sure that they have those separated from the regular line so that they’re not backfeeding any power from a generator into the utility lines which can cause great harm to the line workers as they’re working.”

For residents needing to dispose of tree limbs, the City of Stuart’s disposal area will be open and manned from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The City of Panora has announced that their brush dump will be open this week for brush only, as limbs over 12 inches in diameter remain prohibited. Jamaica residents can bring tree brush no longer than six feet to the City property by the race track where red flags are marked, and Yale residents can leave yard waste on their curb for City staff to pick up this week. For more information on Guthrie County resources, visit this story at raccoonvalleyradio.com.