07/20/10 - 7:30 - Ameren Illinois on Yellow Alert Status
Ready to Respond
Restoration for the storms damage in central Illinois on July 19, 2010 is complete at this time. Ameren Illinois will stand-down from this event, effective at 0730.
Safety: No incidents to report. Restoration work has been completed in a safe manner. Two Safety Professionals remained n the field overnight and have provided all crews with safety guidance to begin the day.
Status of Restoration:
- No Critical Infrastructure customers remain out-of-service at this time
- 2 additional broken poles identified overnight – work completed on them
- A few orders continue to trickle in, but crews are managing them as they are reported
- Currently there are 40 customers out-of-service within the division on 23 orders; only 10 customers are on unassigned orders at this time
- Over 100 resources remain engaged in the restoration effort
- Division IV Command Center Team is focused on getting Division III & V personnel as quickly as possible this morning to enable them to return to their home operating centers for rest
- Majority of Division IV personnel have worked through the night – some personnel may be sent from
Weather Update:
RADAR currently show a heavy, intense band of thunderstorm activity moving across the region from west to east. The leading edge of the storm line is over
Emeregency Event 20100719AIU
