Thousands lose power as severe storms and tornado hit St. Louis region

7 articles · Updated · First Alert 4 · Apr 28

As of late Monday, over 35,000 customers in St. Louis County and surrounding areas faced outages, with damage reported in St. Ann, Ferguson, Belleville, and Clinton County, Illinois.
Downed trees caused property damage and a gas leak, but no injuries were reported. A confirmed tornado touched down in Clinton County, and hail damage occurred in Jerseyville, Illinois.
Emergency crews responded to damaged buildings and closed roads, while utility companies worked to restore power. The storms followed a Level 4 severe weather warning and previously left nearly 49,000 Ameren customers without electricity.

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