Power Outage in Aurora, IL

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ComEd
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City of St Charles Electric Utility
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(866) 444-0016
City of Batavia Electric Department
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(630) 454-2500
Garkane Energy Cooperative
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City of Geneva- (IL)
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(630) 232-4736

Aurora Power Outages Caused by Weather

Events

March 31, 2023 - Thunderstorm Wind

Power lines were blown down near Herget Middle School.

Prestbury - Prestbury
March 31, 2023 - Tornado

This tornado began south of Dean St near 15th St in St Charles and tracked northeast. It passed over Boy Scout Island and the Fox River before lifting near the intersection of Stonehedge Rd and Persimmon Dr. Damage along the tornado's path consisted of several uprooted and damaged trees, downed power lines, roof shingles peeled off of houses, and a damaged HVAC unit on the roof of a construction facility.

St Charles - St Charles
November 5, 2022 - Thunderstorm Wind

There were multiple reports of tree and power line damage in the Aurora area. Some of the more significant reports included a 40 inch diameter Locust tree uprooted on Kennsington; a 36 inch diameter tree uprooted on West Downer; two 30 inch diameter trees snapped at the trunk, one on Havenshire Road and the other on Legacy; a 26 inch diameter tree uprooted on East Galena and a 20 inch diameter tree uprooted at Broadway and Washington.

Aurora - Aurora
September 20, 2022 - Thunderstorm Wind

A photo shared on social media showed a snapped tree that was blown down onto power lines just west of the intersection of Corron and Silver Glen Roads.

Campton Hills - Campton Hills
September 20, 2022 - Thunderstorm Wind

A photo shared on social media showed trees and power lines blown down blocking a road in downtown. Other tree limbs were blown down.

Plato Center - Plato Center

Episodes

February 22, 2023

Freezing rain developed across portions of northern Illinois during the morning of February 22nd and continued into the early morning of February 23rd with the bulk of the freezing rain falling from mid afternoon through mid evening. Thousands of tree limbs and hundreds of power lines came down due to the weight of the ice and northeast winds gusting to 35 mph. Several trees also came down, including one in Arlington Heights that destroyed a detached garage. At least 210,000 customers lost power and power wasn't fully restored for some customers for several days. The hardest hit areas were in Lake, MeHenry and northern Cook Counties. Several roads were closed due to downed power lines and tree limbs. In some areas, plows were used to clear roads of downed tree limbs. Ice accumulation amounts ranged from 0.2 to 0.3 inches with locally higher amounts. Measured ice accumulations included 0.39 inches at DuPage Airport; 0.37 inches at Rockford Airport and 0.17 inches at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. ||A period of light freezing rain developed across the southeast suburbs of Chicago early in the morning of February 22nd with temperatures near freezing. Temperatures warmed above freezing by mid morning.||Heavy rain fell across east central Illinois in the afternoon and early evening of February 22nd with the heaviest rain across southern Ford and south central Iroquois Counties where localized flooding occurred. Storm total rainfall amounts included, in Iroquois County, 3.71 inches two miles north northwest of Cissna Park; 3.56 inches one mile south of Cissna Park; 3.51 inches two miles west northwest of Loda; 3.40 inches four miles east northeast of Milford and 3.35 inches four miles east northeast of Buckley. In Ford County, 3.86 inches in Gibson City; 3.29 inches three miles west northwest of Gibson City; 3.20 inches in Paxton and 2.93 inches four miles west southwest of Melvin.

December 15, 2021

High winds developed across northern Illinois during the evening of December 15th and continued into the early morning of December 16th. Wind gusts were frequently between 50 and 55 mph. Peak wind gusts included 69 mph in Sugar Grove in Kane County; 66 mph near Herbert in McHenry County; 67 mph at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling; 66 mph at Chicago O'Hare Airport; 63 mph in Waukegan; 62 mph at the Rockford Airport; 61 mph at Chicago Midway Airport; 61 mph at West Chicago in DuPage County; 61 mph near Marengo in McHenry County; 60 mph near Dixon in Lee County; 58 mph near Crystal Lake in McHenry County and 58 mph at the National Weather Service office in Romeoville in Will County.||Wind damage included, in LaSalle County, a tree was blown down on North 39th Road, east of Triumph and a large tree limb over one foot in diameter fell onto an apartment building on Grant Avenue in LaSalle. In Kane County, a 15 foot tall evergreen was uprooted and leaning on power lines across from the Batavia High School. In DuPage County, power lines were blown down blocking 63rd Street in Downers Grove and multiple utility poles and power lines were blown down east of Wayne. In McHenry County, a medium size pine tree was blown down in Johnsburg. In Northern Cook County, a large tree was blown down onto a house in Skokie; Half of a large tree was blown down in Wilmette; A large tree was blown down on a car in Streamwood; Several tree limbs were blown down in Morton Grove; A tree was blown down near the intersection of Golf and Harms Road near Golf and eastbound Higgins Road was closed between Plum Grove Road and National Parkway due to downed power lines near Schaumburg. In Chicago, a large tree fell onto multiple cars in Uptown and another large tree fell onto a car on Argyle Street near Jefferson Park. In Lake County, trees were uprooted in Libertyville, Fox Lake and Highland Park.

January 1, 2021

Mainly freezing rain fell across east central Illinois during the morning of January 1st producing a widespread area of one quarter inch or more of ice accumulation south of Interstate 80. Light freezing rain fell across much of northern Illinois during the late morning into the early afternoon, producing a light glaze of ice with accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. There was a brief lull in the precipitation in the early to mid afternoon and then a band of snow moved across the area, producing snowfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches. A wintry mix continued into the early evening across parts of east central Illinois.||Several trees and power lines were brought down by the ice in Ford and Livingston counties with power outages reported. At least a quarter inch of ice was reported 3 miles north of Crescent City and 7 miles north of Watseka, both in Iroquois County. Ice was measured at 0.37 inches 2 miles north of Carbon Hill in Grundy County and measured at 0.28 inches 3 miles west of Irwin in Kankakee County.

January 26, 2014

A powerful cold front swept across northern Illinois during the evening and early overnight hours of January 26th into the 27th. While only 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across the area, winds gusting up to 58 mph at times behind the front lead to temporary blizzard-like conditions that caused severe impacts to area roadways. Boone County Sheriff reported all county roads drifted over with numerous vehicles drifted over and stranded. State Route 173 remained closed even during the day on the 27th due to continued blowing and drifting. Five to six foot drifts were reported and road crews were unable to keep up with drifting. Illinois State Police in District 16 serving Winnebago and Boone counties reported numerous vehicles stranded. In Kankakee and Iroquois counties, I-57 was snow covered, and over 80 vehicles were reportedly stuck in ditches or medians. Illinois State Police in District 5 serving Kendall, Grundy, and Will counties reported over 100 cars stuck and described I-57 as a wasteland. State Routes 45 and 52 among others were drifted over. Kane County EOC reported that especially areas west of Route 47 had lots of problems with numerous roads impassable. DeKalb County EOC received around 290 reports of stranded vehicles. There were also 7 injuries and a fatality due to accidents. They also noted that white-out conditions lasted about two hours. Illinois State Police in District 1 serving Ogle and Lee counties reported white-out conditions that prevented plows from getting out onto the roads. Two semis wrecked on I-80 and numerous cars were stranded. La Salle County Sheriff reported that State Route 251 was closed between Peru and Mendota. Livingston County Sheriff reported a semi jack-knifed on I-55 and several vehicles had slid into ditches. Some of the strongest measured wind gusts included: Sugar Grove Airport (54 mph at 811 PM CST); Rockford Airport (52 mph at 716 PM CST); Peru Airport (52 mph at 735 PM CST); and Pontiac Airport (51 mph at 915 PM CST).

April 29, 2010

Very strong winds developed across northern Illinois during the late morning of April 26th and continued into the early evening hours. Wind gusts between 45 mph and 55 mph continued for most of the afternoon. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in many areas.

News

Chicago Forecast: High Wind Warning in Effect Until 7PM With Morning Showers, Cloudy Skies – NBC Chicago

A gusty Saturday is in store for the Chicago area this weekend, as a High Wind Warning is in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday evening.

Nov 5, 2022

Sunrun Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Nov 2, 2022

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Oct 24, 2022

Sussex County and Morris County power outage after I-80 accident

80,000 customers were knocked out before crews started re-routing power to substations in Morris and Sussex counties.

Aug 9, 2022

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Power was reported still out to hundreds of NYSEG customers in Chenango County and Tioga County early August 5.

Aug 5, 2022

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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Residents living on the northwest side of Decatur are experiencing a power outage.

Jul 25, 2022

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What is Power Outage?

Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

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  • Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
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  • Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
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Aurora, Illinois

City Aurora
County Kane
State Illinois (IL)
Country United States
Zip Codes 60502, 60503, 60504, 60505, 60506, 60507, 60568, 60572, 60598

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