About 2,450 without power in Cape Girardeau, Scott Counties

Two days after Hurricane Ike passed through Southeast Missouri, a little more than 2,400 AmerenUE customers in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties are without power as of 7:40 a.m. today. The largest concentration of customers without power in Cape Girardeau County is in the 63701 zip code, with 1,522 in the dark. A total of 1,799 customers in the county are without electricity, compared to 4,911 on Monday.

In Scott County, 650 are without power. On Monday, 3,047 customers in the county did not have electricity.

Statewide, 8,416 customers do not have power, compared to 33,427 on Monday.

An estimated 400 crews will continue restoring power to affected areas. Almost all areas in Southeast Missouri will be restored by end of Wednesday, according to AmerenUE officials.

Fully equipped storm trailers - mobile storerooms with supplies line crews need to restore service - have been deployed in Southeast Missouri - one in Hayti, one in Charleston and one in Cape Girardeau.

Company officials said flooding continues to make restoration challenging because in some places crews could not get to equipment or move vehicles into areas because of floodwaters and mud. Hazardous conditions have prompted a large number of required disconnects.

To report outages, call 800-552-7583.