With potential winter weather around the corner, Ameren Illinois wants to make sure listeners are ready for whatever comes their way.  Spokesperson, Brian Bretsch with Ameren says that Ameren stands ready just in case things get snowy or icy with plenty of vehicles ready to go to fix lines and restore your power. 

One thing Bretsch says to do right now is check to make sure your emergency kit is prepared and ready to go—one for your car and one for your house. 

Bretsch encourages you to get gas before a big storm hits. 

Another thing that you can do is sign up for alerts at ameren.com/alerts.  This is a way Ameren can give you updates on weather and outage information.  If you do have a power outage, call 1-800-755-5000.  As always, if you run into downed power lines, make sure you treat that line as if it was hot at all times.

As always stay tuned to Regional Radio News for all the latest weather updates and visit www.ameren.com for more information.