Damaging winds hit the BenGil area and its southern neighboring communities of Sawyerville and Wilsonville in the early hours on Tuesday around 1 in the morning downing power poles, damaging structures and uprooting trees. The damage closed roads and left many without power, but both power and roadways were restored around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
Read more about the storm and its damage to the area here.
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A residence along Illinois Route 138 suffered extensive damage to its roof and landscaping.
Tree limbs and branches are snapped off during the damaging winds. (Photo/Jered Carlen)
J.F. Electric work on the power lines along Illinois Route 4 in Sawyerville on Tuesday afternoon.
A greenhouse at the former Obertino’s Greenhouse is nearly destroyed. (Photo/Pat Obertino)
A downed power pole lies in a bush as an uprooted tree fell into the residence in the background.
Stewart Avenue in Sawyerville is blocked as power companies work to restore power.
Remnants of the storm’s destruction covers the lawn of a Sawyerville residence. (Photo/Mark Smith)
Multiple houses in Sawyerville suffered damage to their fascia and soffits. (Photo/Barb Bishop)
The remains of a former double-car garage in Sawyerville. (Photo/Mark Smith)
A garage in Sawyerville is toppled on top of the two vehicles that remained parked inside on Tuesday morning.
Illinois Department of Transportation blocks Illinois Route 4 with barricades and vehicles while power companies work to restore power.
Windows at a residence are shattered as a result of the wind speeds. (Photo/Pat Obertino)