What to do after experiencing storm damage in central Illinois Jun 18, 2026 Jun 18, 2026 Updated Jun 18, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Wandstories Power Outages Storm Damage Severe Weather Ameren As featured on +5 Macon, Coles Counties seeing highest power outages after storms Thousands of customers are without power across several Illinois counties as severe weather rolls through the region Wednesday evening. Trending on WAND 2 dead, 5 hospitalized from severe weather in Jefferson County Updated 11 hrs ago Nokomis officer relieved from shift after reported incident, internal review underway Updated Jun 20, 2026 I-57 closed in both directions near Neoga after crash Updated 14 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forecast Radar Weather Monday Morning Forecast Poll Most Popular Articles Videos Articles2 dead, 5 hospitalized from severe weather in Jefferson CountyTornado Watch issued for parts of central IllinoisNokomis officer relieved from shift after reported incident, internal review underwayI-57 closed in both directions near Neoga after crashEffingham EMA: Tornado traveled for '12-to-15' miles through the countyCharleston Mayor gives recovery update after tornadoLaw raising mandatory senior road test age takes effect in JulyDecatur Juneteenth parade unites communities with music, food, and celebration7 tornadoes confirmed from Wednesday's storms, including EF-3 in EffinghamNo injuries but widespread damage as Charleston declares state of emergency Videos
+5 Macon, Coles Counties seeing highest power outages after storms Thousands of customers are without power across several Illinois counties as severe weather rolls through the region Wednesday evening.
Nokomis officer relieved from shift after reported incident, internal review underway Updated Jun 20, 2026
