Power Outage in Olney, IL

Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down on East Deer Farm Lane.

Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down.

Several power poles and power lines were blown down.

A tornado touched down on Deer Farm Lane near North Passport Road 1 mile south-southeast of Passport at 6:36 AM CDT. The tornado knocked down multiple power poles, then tracked east-southeastward causing periodic tree damage and damage to the roofing of a barn. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of County Road 1300 North and North Higgin Switch Road about 4.5 miles northwest of Olney at 6:44 AM CDT.

A tornado touched down on Deer Farm Lane near North Passport Road 1 mile south-southeast of Passport at 6:36 AM CDT. The tornado knocked down multiple power poles, then tracked east-southeastward causing periodic tree damage and damage to the roofing of a barn. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of County Road 1300 North and North Higgin Switch Road about 4.5 miles northwest of Olney at 6:44 AM CDT.

A power pole was blown down.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Olney.

Power lines were blown down just south of Olney at around 2:12 PM CDT.

A tree was blown down onto power lines causing a power outage across parts of Olney.

Four power poles were blown down north of Olney. In addition, several small tree branches were knocked down around town.

Power lines were blown down in Olney.

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

Numerous tree limbs and powerlines were blown down across Olney.

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

A large tree was blown down in a park in Olney. Numerous large trees and power lines were downed just west of town.

Roofing material was blown off a garage onto Route 130. In addition, numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down around. One tree was blown onto a home and another tree was blown onto a garage.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the county.

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines down.

Trees and power lines down.

Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles and power lines were blown down countywide. Several homes sustained minor to moderate roof damage after trees fell on them. One tree fell on an occupied vehicle trapping the driver for a time. She sustained minor injuries. The roof of a barn was blown off 3 miles west southwest of Olney.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and trees. One tree fell down on a house causing minor damage.

Several tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Also, a couple of grain bins were blown over in Calhoun.

Several power lines and a large tree were blown down in Olney.

An area of low pressure tracking along a stationary frontal boundary near the Ohio River brought a round of severe thunderstorms to southeast Illinois during the afternoon of April 28th. The storms produced damaging wind gusts of 70-80 mph across southern Richland County into Lawrence County. Automated equipment at the Lawrenceville Airport measured a wind gust of 85mph at 5:12 PM CDT. As a result, numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Noble in Richland County northeastward through Lawrenceville in Lawrence County.

A line of showers tracking across southeast Illinois produced wind gusts of greater than 60 mph during the afternoon of April 6th. Scattered wind damage and power outages occurred across Richland and Lawrence counties.