Thousands Without Power As Storms Race Through Central IL

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Thousands of consumers throughout Central Illinois are without power Monday night as sturdy and extreme storms race throughout the state.

As of 10:45 pm, over 2,600 individuals had been without power in Champaign County, almost 500 in DeWitt and Piatt counties, over 1,500 in Logan County and just below 300 in Macon County.

Statewide, almost 23,000 prospects had been without power.

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A line of sturdy and extreme storms moved through the world Monday morning, at instances with wind gusts over 50 miles per hour, hail and heavy rain. Then within the late afternoon and night, a robust second spherical of storms introduced a lot of the identical.

Severe climate occurred for a lot of the day Monday, together with hail, sturdy winds and tornadoes.