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Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees near the intersection of 4th Street and Henry Street. Also a large tree was blown over into the front yard, narrowly missing the house. Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down around town, including in Oakwood Cemetery.
Widespread wind damage between Alton and Edwardsville. In Alton, the soffit on a house was partially torn off. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Alton, Bethalto, Wood River, Glen Carbon and Edwardsville.
As a line of severe storms moved through northern Madison County, numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down between Alton, Worden and Alhambra.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in town.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees as well as numerous tree limbs in Alton. One tree fell onto a car causing major damage and landed on two homes causing moderate roof damage. A couple of tree limbs landed on power lines around town causing power outages.
News
Many Are Without Power During Storm, Alton Deputy Police Chief Describes Damage In City | RiverBender.com
ALTON - Alton Deputy Police Chief Jarrett Ford said Alton was hit hard in the Wednesday severe thunderstorm that plowed through the city around 5 p.m.Deputy
Ameren Illinois Activates Emergency Operations Center To Coordinate Restoration Efforts | RiverBender.com
COLLINSVILLE Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 6:30 a.m., Friday morning to assess the damage caused by severe weather
Carillon concerts resume on Sunday at Gordon Moore | Riverbend News | advantagenews.com
The popular carillon concerts at Gordon Moore Park in Alton will resume on Sunday. The bells were silent for a few extra weeks this season after a storm lead to
Ameren Illinois activates Emergency Operations Center
On Tuesday, Ameren Illinois, which supplies power to parts of Illinois, announced it had...
Ameren Illinois Prepared for Forecasted Winter Storm With Emergency Operations Center | RiverBender.com
COLLINSVILLE Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Tuesday morning to prepare for a winter storm which is forecasted to dump
Ameren plans Godfrey outage Monday
GODFREY - Ameren Illinois has scheduled a four-hour planned outage starting at 2 a.m.,...
Massive Power Outage: Many Alton/Godfrey Residents Without Power Sunday Night | RiverBender.com
ALTON/GODFREY - There is a massive power outage reported as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2022.Ameren Illinois confirmed there was a significant outage
Edwardsville Police: Use Caution With Some Traffic Lights Out, Power Lines Down | RiverBender.com
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Police Department issued a warning of caution with a widespread power outage, downed lines, and many traffic stoplights
Tree Falls and Strikes Power Line, Causes Outage In Alton, But Restored | RiverBender.com
ALTON - A tree fell in a primary line, and nearly 400 in the Alton area were without power for a brief period of time, Ameren-Illinois spokesperson Brian
Runaway Mylar Balloons Cause Lunchtime Power Outage In Metro East | RiverBender.com
GRANITE CITY/MADISON - Some Mylar balloons were released into the air and caused approximately 1,000 Ameren Illinois Granite City/Madison customers to
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Alton, Illinois
| City | Alton |
| County | Madison |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 62002 |
What is up they butchered the trees in our area and still out since Tuesday
the power is out AGAIN on Brandon Chapel Rd in Alton Va.. Any idea when the power will come back on /