Power Outage in Orient, IL
Last report: October 29, 2017
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Orient
To report a power outage in Orient, Illinois, located in Franklin County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative Inc
Egyptian Electric Coop Assn
Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 62874.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Franklin County
Thunderstorm Wind. A large tree came down on a power line. Several limbs were down throughout town.
July 08, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. Trees were down on power lines. Large limbs were blown down. A pool was blown apart, and a lawn mower was flipped by the wind.
June 17, 2022
Tornado. The tornado tracked from west to east across the far northern part of the city of West Frankfort. The most significant damage was on the west side of Interstate 57, where a few metal structures sustained major damage. These structures were businesses which lost all or part of their roofs. In the residential neighborhoods to the east of the interstate, light roof damage occurred to a few houses, which lost some shingles. Tree limbs and a few trees were blown down. At one point just over 2,000 people were without power. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.
December 05, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. From Zeigler to Christopher, a trained spotter reported lots of trees were down, and power was out.
August 10, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Widespread wind damage occurred across the county. Multiple power poles were down. A downed power pole on State Highway 154 at Rend Lake trapped a person in a vehicle. Numerous trees and power lines were down, causing power outages. Trees up to two feet in diameter were down in Benton.
June 28, 2018
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Orient, Illinois
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@CostaSamaras - February 25, 2021 17:12
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@Steeler_Girl1 - November 01, 2019 00:16
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@CostaSamaras - September 07, 2019 03:57
Ameren Illinois customers in Benton, Ewing, West City and Whittington were without power for some time Tuesday nigh… https://t.co/8UvSvvlolF
@wqrl - March 06, 2019 13:10
Ameren Illinois spokesperson Brian Bretsch says a piece of equipment inside a substation malfunctioned due to the e… https://t.co/fsY44mAo9h
@wqrl - January 31, 2019 13:17