Power Outage in Winchester, IL

Westerly winds increased to around 40mph with gusts of 50-60mph. A few large tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down about 3 miles southwest of Winchester.

Several trees and tree limbs were blown down in Winchester. In addition, 15 large power poles were snapped, resulting in a widespread power outage.

Several trees, tree branches, and power lines were blown down in Winchester.

Several tree limbs and one power line were blown down.

Powerlines were blown down on Priepot Road.

Significant icing was reported in Scott county. Around 2,000 homes and businesses were without power due to downed power lines. Numerous trees were damaged from the coating of ice. One home was damaged when a large tree limb fell through the roof.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Seven power poles snapped off at ground.

A large tree was blown down on a power line.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, power lines and tree limbs from west of Glasgow to the Winchester area. Several large trees, over 3 feet wide, were blown down on the east side of the Illinois River near Montezuma Landing. A couple of the fallen trees damaged some unoccupied camping trailers.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in town.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Several power lines were blown down in Winchester, Alsey and Glasgow.

A two to two and a half mile wide swath of damage extended from 3.8 miles west of Winchester to 1 and a quarter miles north of Winchester to 5 miles northeast of Winchester then into Morgan County. Most of the damage was to trees, power lines, and power poles.

Another two mile wide swath of damage from a seperate storm moving across the extreme southern portions of Scott County extended from 2.5 miles southwest of Glasgow to just south of Glasgow to a mile south of Alsey to 2 miles northeast of Manchester, then into southern Morgan County. Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were blown down. One tree fell onto a house in Glasgow causing major damage but no injuries. In Alsey, a tree fell onto an enclosed porch destroying it. Just north of Manchester several windows were blown out of a house and a shed was destroyed.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide. In Bluffs, several vehicles were damaged due to fallen trees. Also, the roof of a bus barn at the junior/senior high school was torn away by the winds. One tree fell onto a home causing minor roof damage.