As central Illinois continues to recover from massive storms that moved through the area Thursday afternoon, thousands are still without power nearly 18 hours after the storms moved through. Ameren is reporting over 100,000 people in the state without power with over 25,000 in the Springfield and Decatur vicinity alone.  According to Ameren, "A slow-moving, severe storm line moved across the state causing significant and widespread damage. Nearly 850 field personnel are working to assess damage and restore power to thousands of customers, with additional crews arriving this evening and tomorrow."

Shelby Electric is reporting massive outages still with May Township the largest with over 1300 people without power. According to a post from Shelby Electric, "After continued restoration efforts, an assessment by the cooperative, and discussions with our transmission operators, It has been determined that the majority of members still without power could be without power for another 12 to 24 hours. Some members could experience shorter outages as crews continue to do work on the cooperative’s distribution side. Work will be prioritized to restore power as quickly and safely as possible for all members. Members who get their power from the Velma, Dunkel, and Yantisville substations it could be noon (Friday, June 30) before the Velma substation is back online and into the evening before the Dunkel and Yantisville substations are back up."

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