Power has been restored to all Southwestern Electric customers in Maryville and Collinsville.

Lightening took out a circuit breaker at 6:35 a.m., knocking out power to hundreds of customers. Repairs were made and power restored at 8:01 a.m.

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Southwestern Electric is reporting 515 current Maryville and Collinsville customers without power. The number affected could continue to rise.

Crews have been dispatched to make a repair, the company reports. There  is no estimated time that power will be restored.

Ameren Illinois is reporting no outages in the Metro East.