07/25/10 - 0023 - Ameren Illinois Activates EOC
Severe storms cross serveral operating divisions
This evening, a line of severe storms moved across central and southern Illinois, impacting customers in all Divisions. Division V has requested permission to move outside of its boundaries to obtain 4 crews (12 contractor line personnel) to assist Division personnel in completing restoration to 1,462 customers who remain out-of-service on 60 separate OAS orders. Work is underway to procure those personnel and move them into the division. With this movement of personnel from outside of the Division V boundaries, the Ameren Illinois Utilities Emergency Operations Center was activated, as of 0023 this morning.
At present, the severe weather is exiting the state to the east-southeast, At present, RADAR indicates that remaining weather to the west is reduced in intensity and, in fact, seems to be falling apart across east-central Missouri.
Emergency Event 20100723AIU



