Power Outage in Metropolis, IL

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Last report: January 05, 2025

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Metropolis

To report a power outage in Metropolis, Illinois, located in Massac County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:

Southern Illinois Elec Coop

SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative Inc

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 62960.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Massac County

Thunderstorm Wind. Near Round Knob, a large section of shingles was removed from a home. Trees and power poles were down in the Unionville area.

March 03, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were down. Power outages were reported.

August 20, 2019

Thunderstorm Wind. Widespread damaging winds occurred across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were down. The roof was lifted off a business in Metropolis. Trees landed on some structures, including a carport near Brookport, a trailer near Round Knob, and a house in Metropolis.

June 28, 2018

Thunderstorm Wind. A swath of damaging winds crossed northern and central Massac County. Wind speeds estimated up to 80 mph broke utility poles, snapped numerous trees, and blew down a barn. On the western side of the county, power poles were snapped near the intersection of Highway 169 and County Road 12. On the eastern side of the county, a barn was blown down east of Highway 145 near County Road 2. Some of the most concentrated damage was in the New Columbia area, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Shingles were blown off a house on the northwest side of New Columbia. Large tree limbs were blown down on U.S. Highway 45 north of Mermet.

May 27, 2017

Thunderstorm Wind. Downed tree limbs and power lines were reported on a street on the north end of town.

March 07, 2017

Power Outage Related Posts on X from Metropolis, Illinois

WEATHER AUTHORITY ALERT: TUESDAY Wind gusts at the surface 50+ MPH in areas under the High Wind Warning, and up to… https://t.co/8ZUAqUHJAE

@NbergWX - February 13, 2023 20:23

Latest thinking on impacts... everyone will have very slick and dangerous conditions through Tuesday morning. ‣ PI… https://t.co/EWJwAs40Zq

@NbergWX - January 31, 2023 00:05

Here is an event summary page we put together for the winter storm that impacted our region the past 24 hours:… https://t.co/bFVsRiMgnb

@NWSPaducah - January 25, 2023 20:48

Paducah, KY (10:33 AM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage e… https://t.co/hkPpTw6nWS

@grid_events - January 25, 2023 16:45

Significant power outages from the heavy, wet snow in southern and southeast Missouri. https://t.co/Fu6JuIARXG

@Derrick_Snyder - January 25, 2023 13:44