Severe storms across the region Monday afternoon downed trees and power lines.
In Williamson County, hundreds of Ameren customers lost power. Most of those were in Carterville where a utility pole and transformer went down near the Intermediate School.
Ameren also reported nearly 300 customers without power in Franklin County – primarily in the Sesser area, as well as nearly 200 in Jackson County and 63 customers without power in Perry County.
A storm chaser is reporting a barn collapsed in Clinton County near New Baden. Reports say the roof is blown off and sheet metal is stuck into trees...damage possibly caused from a tornado.
