ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis is dealing with downed power lines and various traffic delays and closures Friday after intense afternoon storms.

POWER LINES

From Ameren Missouri:

The City of St. Louis is responding to multiple incidents related to this afternoon’s storms. Please avoid downed power lines. Report downed power lines to Ameren Missouri by calling 800.552.7583. Always assume power lines are energized.

Call 9-1-1 to report emergencies.  

To report an outage or downed power line to Ameren, click here.

TRAFFIC

From St. Louis City Emergency Management:

Please avoid unnecessary travel within the City of St. Louis. Kingshighway between I-64 and I-70 is closed at several areas due to the storm. Residents are asked to continue to call 911 to report emergencies. Non-emergency storm damage can be reported to the Citizens’ Service Bureau by calling 314-622-4800 or online at stlouis-mo.gov/csb. 

For updates on traffic conditions, click here.

TRAFFIC (Metro Transit)

MetroLink: Due to power outages, Red Line MetroLink trains are not operating between the Wellston and Central West End Stations and Blue Line MetroLink trains are not operating between the Maplewood-Manchester and Central West End Stations.

Blue Line Bus Shuttles are transporting passengers between the Maplewood-Manchester, Brentwood I-64, Richmond Heights, Clayton, Forsyth, University City-Big Bend, Skinker, Forest Park-DeBaliviere and Central West End Stations. Red Line Bus Shuttles are transporting passengers between the Wellston, Delmar Loop, Forest Park-DeBaliviere and Central West End Stations.

Passengers traveling through these areas should expect significant delays of 60+ minutes.

MetroBus: Due to downed trees, traffic signals and other debris impacting roadways, several MetroBus routes are experiencing delays at this time, with some buses on the #2 Red, #41 Lee, and #74 Florissant  routes seeing significant delays. All customers are encouraged to allow extra time for their commutes this afternoon and evening.

Metro Call-A-Ride: Metro Call-A-Ride customers can check on the status of their trip by calling 314.982.1505, option 2, or texting 314.742.3051.