Lightning strike at Waterloo substation

Andrea F.D. Saathoff- May 15, 2015

The substation near the Monroe County Annex, at Route 3 and Illinois Avenue in Waterloo, took a direct lightning strike to a metering point at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, causing widespread power outages.

The Waterloo Fire Department responded to quickly put out a pole that had caught on fire, and an emergency generator at the power plant activated, restoring much of the power across the city as of 2 p.m.

Andrea F.D. Saathoff

Andrea is a graduate of Gibault High School and the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the University of Missouri Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Education. She lives in Columbia with her husband and their twin toddler sons. When she isn't cheering on St. Louis Cardinals baseball or riding the emotional roller coaster of Mizzou Tigers football, she enjoys attending and participating in the many family events the county has to offer. email: andrea@republictimes.net