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City Water, Light and Power crews were responding Sunday morning to power outages affecting three areas of Springfield due to stormy weather conditions.
Windy conditions and lightning have caused trouble in the electric system and forecast is calling for this to continue to about 10 a.m. Sunday.
The largest customer area affecting 1,030 customers along West Iles Avenue south of Outer Park Drive between Veterans Parkway and South MacArthur Boulevard.
A tree branch was found along lines and crews are trying to clear it.
Another outage area affecting 221 customers is an area north and south of West Jefferson Street between Meadowlark Lane and Churchill Road.
May 6, 2021 3:28 PM
Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Clay County in south central Illinois…
Southwestern Effingham County in south central Illinois… Until 430 PM CDT.
At 322 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Edgewood, or 14 miles southwest of Effingham, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include… Flora, Louisville, Clay City, Watson, Edgewood, Xenia, Bible Grove, Iola, Sailor Springs, Mason, Oskaloosa and Hord. This includes Interstate 57 between mile markers 143 and 151.
WBGZ Radio 5/5/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
At least four twisters touched down in central Illinois Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Lincoln. That should serve as a reminder for you to have several ways to be notified of severe weather. A weather radio, smartphone apps, radio and television reports, and even tornado sirens should all be in the mix, according to weather experts.
National Weather Service Weatherspotter Training Facilitator John Nell told The Big Z in a previous interview you need to make a plan for what to do when the rough weather hits.
Click here for Nell s comments
Four confirmed tornadic touchdowns in central Illinois Monday
Severe thunderstorms moved through the region Monday afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL has released their preliminary report, after storm spotters reported multiple tornadoes Monday.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that 4 touchdowns occurred between 5 PM and 7 PM in Cass and Sangamon Counties.
All of the tornadoes have been rated as EF-U, or EF Unknown due to a limited amount of damage available to survey.
Joe Strus