Twenty thousand still without power across southern Illinois

At the peak of the devastating ice storm this past weekend, more than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power from southeast Missouri, across southern Illinois, and into the Pennyrile and Indiana. Southern Illinois accounted for more than 40,000 of that peak total. That's still the case for tens of thousands again this morning.

The latest county numbers according to outage websites for local utilities:

Illinois:
Pope - 831
Johnson - 1380
Union - 1027
Williamson -7300
Saline -6900
Hardin - 890
Franklin - 1660
White - 620

Kentucky:
Crittenden - 164
Caldwell - 95

In southern Illinois it was estimated that more than 100 power poles were broken or damaged from the ice and wind.

As is tradition among utility companies, emergency crews have arrived from outside the area to help get power restored. On Monday, more than 150 utility trucks could be seen deployed and awaiting assignment at Mountain Dew Park in Marion, Illinois.

A statement from Ameren Illinois said that more than 800 total linemen, tree trimmers, damage assessors and safety personnel are on the job.