Storms Knock Out Power to 42,000 Customers

Storms that blew through the St. Louis area knocked out power to 42,000 customers last night in Missouri and Illinois, eMissourian and Ameren Electric report. This includes 15,000 in St. Louis County and 20,000 in Missouri. High winds caused some damage as well. The Associated Press reports that Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in response to the story. There were other outages in the southern part of the state. The Northwest corner of the state was spared the worst of the storm; however, temperatures dropped into the 30's and 40's and the weather continues to be cloudy with a chance of rain.