Power Outage in Villa Grove, IL

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Villa Grove Power Outages Caused by Weather

Events

May 10, 2017 - Thunderstorm Wind

A power line was blown down.

Villa Grove - Villa Grove
November 17, 2013 - Tornado

A tornado touched down 3.7 miles NW of Tuscola at 12:44 PM CST, then tracked northeastward and crossed into Champaign County about 1.5 miles NW of Villa Grove at 12:52 PM CST. The roof of a house and 2 outbuildings were damaged during the first 2 miles of the track. The tornado strengthened after it crossed U.S. Highway 45 doing major damage to 2 homes, several large farm buildings, numerous power poles, and a garage. The tornado then turned to the east, damaging the roofs of two homes and destroying several outbuildings. It then crossed I-57 near mile marker 218 where it destroyed a mobile home just east of the highway. The tornado did major damage to several more roofs and outbuildings before it merged with another tornado 2 miles WNW of Villa Grove, turned to the northeast, and crossed into Champaign County.

Ficklin - Villa Grove
November 17, 2013 - Tornado

A tornado touched down in a field just west of mile marker 216 along I-57 at 12:46 PM CST, then tracked northeastward before dissipating 2 miles WNW of Villa Grove at 12:51 PM CST. The tornado crossed the interstate, then destroyed 3 outbuildings and damaged the roofs of 2 homes. For the next 4 miles, it moved through mainly open fields, damaging trees and power lines. The tornado dissipated about 2 miles WNW of Villa Grove when it merged with a larger tornado that was moving ENE across north-central Douglas County.

Tuscola - Villa Grove
June 25, 2013 - Thunderstorm Wind

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Villa Grove.

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November 5, 2005 - Thunderstorm Wind

Several power lines blown down.

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News

More Than 25K ComEd Customers Without Power as Thunderstorms Move Through – NBC Chicago

More than 25,000 ComEd customers were left in the dark Monday afternoon as a series of thunderstorms pummeled the Chicago area, bringing heavy rain, lightning...

Aug 29, 2022

Sussex County and Morris County power outage after I-80 accident

80,000 customers were knocked out before crews started re-routing power to substations in Morris and Sussex counties.

Aug 9, 2022

Hot Night Without Power for Some NYSEG Customers loading...

Power was reported still out to hundreds of NYSEG customers in Chenango County and Tioga County early August 5.

Aug 5, 2022

Tens of thousands of outages in Missouri, Illinois Open Navigation Close Navigation Close Modal

Ten of thousands are without power Friday morning in Missouri and Illinois as severe weather leads to various outages around the St. Louis region.

Jun 17, 2022

Outages Remain In La Grange Park: Village | La Grange, IL Patch

Outages Remain In La Grange Park: Village - La Grange, IL - The village said it is tracking ComEd's work in restoring power.

Jun 15, 2022

Chicago weather: Temperatures climb to 100 degrees at Midway

City and suburban authorities had mere hours overnight to transition from clean up after a line of powerful thunderstorms left thousands without power and wind related damage in its wake to a heatwave that pushed heat indices over 100 degrees.

Jun 14, 2022

Faulty AC, power outage shut down three metro region secretary of state facilities

The ongoing heat wave and storms Monday caused temporary closures of three metro region Illinois secretary of state facilities on Tuesday. Two reopen Wednesday.

Jun 14, 2022

ComEd Preparing for Potential Power Outages as Storms Move in – NBC Chicago

With a tornado watch in effect for the majority of the Chicago area and the possibility of severe thunderstorms, ComEd is urging residents to take precautions...

Apr 30, 2022

Iowa tornado: 6 of 7 killed ID'd; Chicago wind, thunderstorm causes damage, ComEd power outages overnight - ABC7 Chicago

Six of seven people killed in an Iowa tornado have been identified. A thunderstorm caused damage and ComEd power outages overnight in Chicago.

Mar 6, 2022

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Power Outage FAQs

What is Power Outage?

Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

What Causes Power Outages?

  • Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
  • Other damage to electric transmission lines (vehicle accidents, trees, and animals can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
  • Repairing, maintenance or upgrades on power lines and equipment.

What are the Top Outage Safety Tips?

  • Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
  • Unplug appliances and electronics, limit cell phone use to conserve battery life;
  • Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
  • Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.

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Villa Grove, Illinois

City Villa Grove
County Douglas
State Illinois (IL)
Country United States
Zip Codes 61956

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