Lightning Causes 9-1-1 Outage In Laclede County

lightning strikes the ground and spreads into the sky as a lightning crawler nears jeanette,

Laclede County was without 9-1-1 services Tuesday afternoon.

The Laclede County Sheriff’s Office says recent lightning strikes wiped out the 9-1-1 lines, dispatch lines and sheriff’s office and Lebanon Police Department phone lines.

Technicians worked to repair the lines.

The sheriff’s office said it was restored just after 9 PM.