A tough evening for Montgomery County when it comes to the impact of storms that rolled through yesterday.  The biggest impact was found in Nokomis where all schools are closed today.  District officials are dealing with significant roof damage at Nokomis High School.  Nokomis Supt Scott Doer (do-urr) shared an update with us... 

“We have been assessing the damage.  At this point, the north side of the new gym roof is gone, which caused other damage to areas of the NHS roof.  We are currently in the process of mitigating the situation, cleaning debris, and prepping the roof in case other storms come to the area soon.  "I want to thank the Nokomis Fire Department for their hard work, as well as other first responders who came to check on any and all damage to the building.  At this point, all Nokomis Schools will be closed on Monday so we can further assess damage, get more cleaning crews here, and contractors for estimates on any repairs."    

 In Witt, Mayor Tim Taylor reports Roofs,siding and a lot of trees were uprooted.  There was one machine shed on the ground and a number of car ports suffered heavy damage.   The town’s beloved Lions Club Building also suffered damage to its roof and AC units.  County Clerk and recorder Sandy Leitheiser announced the Witt polling place  will move from the Lions Club Building to the Witt Fire Dept.   

There were several other reports in the Nokomis, Witt, Coffeen and Raymond Areas of power lines that had been taken down by the high winds and falling branches. Damage assessment efforts are continuing. Residents are reminded to notify your power provider if you have lost power due to the electrical service being pulled from your home. You should also notify and electrical Contractor and your home insurance as Ameren will not replace the meter base and conduit to your home.  Any other power lines that are down should be reported to your power company. Only contact Montgomery County 9-1-1 if you see the downed line is sparking or causing a fire.