6:15 a.m.

Nearly 3,000 Southwestern Electric members lost power this morning as the early stages of a winter storm pushed into Illinois. At about 6 a.m., 2,900 Madison County members lost service. Crews have been dispatched to identify the source of the outage and make repairs.

The outage is affecting members in Holiday Shores and the surrounding area. It stretches from Bethalto east to the Renken Road area, and from Highway 140 north to the Madison-Macoupin County line.

Members are cautioned to avoid all downed and low-hanging power lines. The lines may be energized, or become energized without warning.