Power Outage in Lawrenceville, IL

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Lawrenceville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Lawrenceville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Sumner.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Sumner to Lawrenceville between 4:45 PM CDT and 5:15 PM CDT. A few trees were blown onto homes and vehicles in Lawrenceville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Lawrenceville.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Sumner.

A few trees and power lines were blown down in Lawrenceville at around 2:48 PM CDT.

Two Ameren power poles were snapped off at the ground.

A power pole was snapped and the roof of an outbuilding was torn off.

Trees were blown down...knocking out power in Chauncey.

Tree limbs were blown down onto power lines on Billett Road south of Lawrenceville.

A large tree was blown down onto power lines...taking down a half mile stretch of lines.

Numerous tree branches and power lines were blown down in Lawrenceville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Birds.

Five power poles and several large trees were blown down.

Numerous weather observers across Lawrence County measured around one quarter of an inch of ice. The glaze of ice downed tree branches, resulting in power outages across the county. In addition, icy road conditions led to several traffic accidents.

Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down in and around Chauncey and Sumner. Several of the trees and tree limbs fell onto homes. In addition, shingles were blown off some homes in Chauncey and a 60 foot emergency communication tower was torn off the fire department building in Sumner.

Sustained wind of 25 to 35 mph, with a gust of 43 mph were measured at the Lawrenceville/Vincennes Airport. The wind caused several shallow rooted trees to topple over, and many small branches were downed. One tree fell on an unoccupied mobile home and tore down a power line in the town of Bridgeport.

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Measured gust occurred at Lawrenceville Airport.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across town.

A tree was blown down across power lines.

Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were blown down. Minor roofing damage occurred to several homes.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down. A chain link fence was blown down, a scoreboard was bent over and railroad crossing arms were broken off in Lawrenceville.

Widespread tree, power line, and outbuilding damage across the southern half of the county, from Sumner and Helena east to Lawrenceville and St Francisville. 40 homes sustained minor damage, with 5 homes receiving major damage. No injuries were reported.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down.

Trees and power lines blown down across the county.

Several trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees fell onto U.S. Highway 50 west of Lawrenceville.

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Several trees and power lines were blown down onto Illinois Route 33 closing the roadway until the debris could be cleared.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. One tree in Chauncey fell on an unoccupied car damaging it. Another fell on a garage causing moderate damage 5 miles west of Birds.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down in Chauncey, Bridgeport, and Lawrenceville.

Several powerlines were blown down in town.

Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down countywide. In Bridgeport, four homes sustained minor damage due to fallen trees.