Chicago Weather

More Than 100K Customers Impacted by ComEd Power Outages as Freezing Rain, High Winds Whip Through Chicago Area

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NOTE: The most up-to-date numbers can be found on ComEd's website overnight.

Power outages are rising throughout the Chicago area, with freezing rain and high winds impacting more than 100,000 ComEd customers.

ComEd's service area spans through much of Northern Illinois, with the majority of the customers affected being in the north and northwestern regions of the state.

Here's a look at the current number of outages by Chicago-area county as of 10:30 p.m.

  • Cook: 20,552
  • DeKalb: 2,446
  • DuPage: 651
  • Kane: 19,567
  • Lake: 13,198
  • McHenry: 30,727

The system moving through the Chicago area triggered an ice storm warning in McHenry County, with the rest of the area affected by soaking rains and near-freezing temperatures.

According to the NWS office in Chicago, the ice storm warning in McHenry County remains in effect until 6 a.m. on Thursday.

A winter weather advisory is also in effect for parts of the Chicago area, affecting Lake County, DeKalb County, Kane County and northern Cook County until 6 a.m. Thursday, with a sharp cutoff in the area where rain accumulation transitions to ice accumulation.

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