Power Outage in Jefferson City, MO

A line of storms moved from southwest to northeast across Cole County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, as well as power lines, between Dawson Drive and Dunklin Street along Lafayette Street.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines around town. A couple of power poles were snapped off and some shingles blown off of a few homes on the west side of town.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, numerous large tree limbs as well as several power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town. One power line fell across part of the west bound lanes of U.S. Highway 54, so the westbound lanes had to be closed temporarily closed until the line was removed.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines. One tree fell and blocked Bald Hill Road till it could be cleared.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines across town.

Several power lines were blown down on the west side of town.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, power lines and signs around town.

Lightning strikes knocked out power to at least 6000 customers and also started a house fire. A house in the 1500 block of Vieth Drive was hit around 8:00 am CDT, knocking a hole in the side of the home. A small fire started causing about $5000 in damage.

Lightning struck an electric distribution line knocking out power to about 3000 customers.

A lightning strike at a substation in the Apache Flats area knocked out power to about 30,000 customers in Jefferson City, and the nearby areas in Callaway, Osage, and Southern Boone counties. The power was restored in about 2 hours.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines downtown.

The Jefferson City Police Department reported scattered trees, large tree limbs, and power lies down across town. Power was out for several thousand people.

Thunderstorm wind gusts took down some large tree limbs, small trees, an a few backyard storage buildings. A large tree limb fell on power lines and snapped two power poles in the 3100 block of Rock Ridge Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in several areas in Jefferson City. As many as 2000 people lost power due to the downed electric lines.

Brief thunderstorm wind gusts around 70 mph downed some trees and power lines in the west part of Jefferson City. One vehicle was damaged by a downed tree. About 300 customers lost electric service for up to four hours because of the damage.

The Jefferson City Police reported several trees and power lines down.

Amateur radio spotters reported several trees and power lines down on the west side of town.

Thunderstorm wind gusts caused scattered damage across Jefferson City. Trees and power lines were down, especially in the northwest and southwest parts of town. At least 2500 customers lost electric power. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to 22 storm related calls, primarily downed trees and power lines. Some homes and vehicles were damaged by the downed trees and limbs.