Lincoln and Logan County hit hard by storms Monday night and Tuesday morning

[July 11, 2017]  LINCOLN - The Lincoln community took a double whammy hit with severe storms moving through the area on Monday evening and again on Tuesday morning.

In the city and around the county reports of power disruptions, power lines down, limbs and in some cases entire trees blown to the ground, streets cluttered with debris, and various other damage has made travel through the area difficult.

In town, city crews are working to clear streets for traffic and collect tree limbs.

For many parts of the city, there is no power, making it difficult for residents and area businesses this morning.

The Logan County, Emergency Management Agency, has advised that they will host a media conference this morning. LDN will be on hand for that conference.

In the meantime, the best advice is to stay where you are as much as possible today, and if you do go out, please use extreme caution, being aware of your surroundings, and also, please respect the crews from the city and Ameren who are working hard to restore our town back to normal.

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