Tree removal in El Dorado Springs, MO

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged 5 storm reports near El Dorado Springs that mention trees, limbs or branches. The latest are dated September 18, 2025; June 26, 2024; and May 27, 2021. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 60 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 1,600 households live in El Dorado Springs. About three quarters of the homes are detached houses and about half the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1970. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 1 mile from El Dorado Springs, averages 100 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 34 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 6 electric utilities with service territory in Cedar County, among them Empire District Electric Co and Evergy Missouri West; the county page names the other 4.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024