Thousands lose power as storms roll through mid-Missouri
Steven Lambson
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A strong storm knocked out power to thousands of customers across mid-Missouri as it rolled through Friday evening.
As of 7:30 a.m. Saturday, the Columbia Water and Light outage map reported 26 customers without power; down from 124 reported at 10:45 p.m. on Friday.
Columbia Water and Light officials had told ABC 17 News that they expected to have power restored to all customers by midnight Friday.
Boone Electric Cooperative reported 50 customers with no power around Harrisburg at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. That had dropped from 903 seen on the outage map around 10:45 p.m. Friday.
Ameren Missouri reported more than 3,446 customers without power in Missouri, including Audrain and Montgomery Counties.
Photo of storm damage in Montgomery City. Photo: Jarvis Jones
The storms also caused tree and power line damage in several areas.
Photo of Highway NN near Harrisburg closed due to downed power lines
At 6:41 p.m. Boone County Joint Communications reported a closure of Highway NN just north of Highway 124 near Harrisburg due to power poles down in the road.
ABC 17 News sent a crew to the location, and they were able to speak with Boone County Fire Assistant Chief Norman Hinkle, who said that he did not have any information on when a crew would arrive to begin the repair process.
In Montgomery City, the storm system broke branches and knocked at least one tree down in the area of Harper Street and Seventh Street.
So far, no reports of injuries have been provided.
Boone County Office of Emergency Management is asking county residents to report storm damage resulting from this afternoon’s severe weather. Damage reports are essential for helping the Boone County Emergency Operations Center assess storm impacts.
Check back for updates.