ComEd Continues Power Restoration Following Two Powerful Storms
Crews focus on remaining outages as weather clears across northern Illinois
ComEd crews continue restoring power to customers impacted by multiple rounds of severe storms that moved through northern Illinois beginning Wednesday afternoon. With the most volatile weather now past the region, crews are focused on completing repairs and restoring service to remaining pockets of customers affected by storm damage.
Multiple bands of severe weather brought intense rain, frequent lightning and high wind gusts, causing significant damage to ComEd’s power infrastructure and resulting in widespread outages across the service territory. At least two tornadoes were confirmed on Thursday, including one in Streator, Illinois, and another near Dwight, Illinois, with additional damage assessments ongoing.
Across the two days of severe weather, approximately 684,000 ComEd customers experienced outages. As of 6pm June 12, ComEd has restored power to roughly 582,000 customers, representing significant progress following both storm systems.
