Outage leaves over 1,300 in Morgan County without power

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

More than 1,300 Ameren Missouri customers in Morgan County were without power Friday morning.

The online Ameren power outage map showed 1,332 customers without power as of 9 a.m. on Friday. The map shows the outage started at 5:51 a.m. Power was restored by 10:30 a.m.

An Ameren spokesperson said over email that crews were on the scene of a downed power line near Highway 52 and Beacon Road in Barnett.

The Versailles School District said Friday morning that because of the power outage, classes were moved to remote learning for students and staff.

Morgan County R-I in Stover canceled classes, citing cold buildings and an unknown restoration time.

The spokesperson said power should be back on around 10:30 a.m. Friday.

Morgan County library also delayed its opening due to the outage.

Temperatures in Central Missouri were in the single digits Friday morning, with more bitter cold and several inches of snow expected over the weekend.