Archive for December, 2008
Iroquois County Warming Centers Open ….
– Iroquois County ESDA UPDATE – Sunday 6:45 pm 12-21-08 Community Warming Centers have been opened in Iroquois County. In Clifton: the former Lang Auto Parts Building at Main & Spaulding. In Ashkum: the Ashkum Fire Station.
EIEC: High Winds Hamper Recovery in eastern-Illinois
– Iroquois County ESDA Update from EIEC – Sunday 12-21-08 2 pm Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative (EIEC) is still experiencing major power outages in eastern-Illinois communities, due to high winds. The following communities will be without service for at least another day: Ashkum, Chebanse, Clifton, Cullom and Piper City. EIEC has added 35 linemen [...]
AMEREN UPDATE: Cold adds to power outages 12-21-08
Arctic Blast Causes Additional Power Outages, Nearly 1,500 Ameren Illinois Utilities Personnel Work To Restore Electric Service to About 14,100 Customers Peoria, Ill. (9:50 a.m., Dec. 21, 2008) – An army of 1,480 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel are working 16-hour shifts in near zero temperatures to get the lights back on for thousands [...]
SUNDAY UPDATE: ESDA WARNS OF BITTER COLD; EIEC & AMEREN ….
Today: Areas of blowing snow before noon, then areas of blowing snow and scattered snow after noon. Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a west wind between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. [...]
POWER COMPANIES RACE TO BEAT COLD WEATHER; EIEC and AMEREN UPDATE…
– IROQUOIS COUNTY ESDA UPDATE – 7 pm 12-20-08 Wind Chill Advisory …Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect from 3 am CST /4 am EST/ Sunday to 12 PM CST /1 PM EST/ Monday… An Arctic front will move through northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana late this evening into the overnight hours. Strong winds [...]