Dive Summary:
- At its peak, a storm left 45,000 Ameren customers without power last night in Illinois and Missouri.
- As of 7 a.m. on Thursday, 23,327 people in Missouri and 2,838 people in Illinois were still without electric service.
From the article:
"... Dave Wakeman, Ameren Missouri VP of Energy Delivery, tells KMOX News that crews worked through the overnight, but are waiting for sunrise.
'Once daylight gets here and we get a better handle on what the damage is then we’ll be able to quick restore people throughout the day.' ..."