Thousands without power in Central Illinois

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Thousands of people are without power in Central Illinois after damaging storms swept through on Sunday afternoon.

In Champaign County, over 2,400 customers are without service, according to Ameren Illinois’ outage map.

In Homer, Ameren is showing that over 700 are without power, in Sidney, around 1,200 are without power, and in St. Joseph over 1,700 are without power. Multiple smaller outages are also appearing throughout the rest of the county. On Ameren’s outage map, the cause is listed as “undetermined.”

Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. in Tolono was damaged by severe storms on Sunday, March 30.

Coles County is also experiencing multiple outages at this time. In Charleston, nearly 1,000 customers are without power. And around Mattoon, that number jumps to over 1,400.

Vermilion County is also experiencing multiple outages. In Hoopeston, around 600 are without power. Multiple smaller outages are also appearing throughout the rest of the county.

The City of Sullivan, located in Moultrie County is experiencing downed wires, trees and broken power poles, according to the city’s Facebook page. The city is warning residents not to approach any downed power lines, and to report the downed lines and other hazards to the city immediately.

WCIA reached out to Ameren Illinois for more information and is waiting to hear back.