Ameren Illinois storm damage leaves about 32,000 customers without power

• Ameren Illinois faced widespread storm damage across its service territory, driving about 32,000 customer outages at the time of the report.
• Warren and Henderson counties were the hardest hit; major South-region impacts included Belleville, East St. Louis, and Mt. Vernon.
• More than 110 distribution and sub-transmission poles were down, a key constraint likely to extend restoration timelines.
• An earlier report linking a nearby Monmouth train derailment to sub-transmission pole damage was retracted; the derailment did not impact Ameren infrastructure.
• Estimated restoration times were not yet issued pending damage assessments and evolving severe weather conditions.

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