The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 Tornado went through Monmouth with winds of 100 mph in the path from west of Monmouth College to Warfield Park on Wednesday, June 17th around 8:30 am. Monmouth and surrounding areas sustained significant damage from the storm that rolled through, including uprooted trees, broken branches, downed power lines causing widespread outages, and structural damage to businesses and residential properties.
Ameren crews were working around the clock to restore power to residents with north parts of Monmouth regaining power late Wednesday afternoon and into the evening, others during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 18th, with south parts of town slowly gaining power by mid-morning Thursday, into Thursday late afternoon and evenings, while others continue to wait for restoration.
Additionally as a result of the storm, the Monmouth Police Department reported a train derailment near Ormonde in Warren County, where five train cars were knocked off the tracks, but no injuries or leaks were reported.
As cleanup will continue into the days ahead, please use caution as you travel through Monmouth and the surrounding areas and stay away from any downed power lines that may still be in need of attention.
The City of Monmouth also reports that limb collection starts as weather allows:
– Storm-damaged limbs will be collected from boulevards by our public works employees through July 1st.
– The burn pile at the Transfer Station is open for residents to drop off damaged limbs.
– A City employee will be on site at the transfer station for the next two Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
