Ameren Illinois reports 18,000 customers without power after storms hit Bloomington-Normal area

• Ameren Illinois faced widespread power outages following severe storms with winds up to 70 mph across its service territory on Aug. 13.
• Outages peaked near 26,000 customers around 2:45 p.m.; about 18,000 remained without power as of 10 a.m. Friday.
• Bloomington-Normal accounted for nearly all remaining outages, with about 15,000 customers affected amid significant infrastructure damage.
• Damage included downed subtransmission poles, distribution poles, and transmission structures; restoration timelines for Bloomington-Normal were still being assessed.
• More than 650 personnel were deployed, including line and forestry contractors, with additional crews en route to support restoration.

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