After a severe storm, more than 488,000 customers in the United States lost power.

According to data from PowerOutage.us, on Wednesday evening, as a powerful storm swept through the central and western United States, more than 488,000 households and businesses experienced power outages. The data shows that Illinois was the hardest hit, with approximately 252,000 households without power, accounting for 4.3% of the state's 5.8 million customers. The hardest hit power company is a subsidiary of Illinois' Commonwealth Edison, with approximately 232,000 households and businesses in the area experiencing power outages.