JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Thousands of people are without power in the St. Louis metro as severe weather rolls through the region.
Ameren reports more than 1,000 outages in Jefferson County as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. Several hundred customers are also without power in south St. Louis County and south St. Louis City.
Right now, in the St. Louis region, there are around 2,500 customers without power in Missouri and around 100 without power in Illinois.
Severe storms have packed rain, hail, heavy winds and even some tornado threats Wednesday afternoon. Severe weather is expected in the region through the evening hours.
To check out Ameren’s outage map or report a power outage, click here.
Current customers without power in Missouri:
Jefferson County – 1,062
St. Louis County – 860
Franklin County – 205
Washington County – 123
St. Louis City – 71