A round of spring storms gave several residents in south central Kansas an early morning wake up call.

Straight line winds moved along the Kansas Turnpike at about 1:45 a.m. and knocked down three semis within three miles of the northern El Dorado exit.

Kansas Highway Patrol troopers estimated gusts were between 70 to 80 mph.

The force left at least one of the vehicles blocking two lanes on the highway. Crews cleaned up that accident site and are working to finish clearing the last accident site around mile marker 77.

One of the drivers was hurt and taken to the hospital, but troopers could not provide an extent of his injuries.

Oil Hill Elementary in El Dorado is closed today, due to a power outage.

About 45 minutes later, Sedgwick County fire crews were handling their own weather problems after a mobile home caught fire.

According to Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Ed Bricknell, the blaze could have been caused by a lightning strike.

He said crews were concerned about fire in the roof of the structure while firefighters were making an initial attack.

A safety official called crews back to fight the fire defensively until they could gain the upper hand. Once that was achieved, Bricknell said crews went back inside to finish putting out the flames.

The mobile home was not occupied, but Bricknell said a family was preparing to move into the home. It suffered considerable damage, but a dollar amount was not available.

The storm also downed power lines and tree limbs in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler counties.

At least 500 Westar customers in Newton and 100 Westar customers in El Dorado remain without power this morning.