One of the most severe storms DeWitt County and other areas of central Illinois has experienced rolled through on June 29.

The lesson from a local law enforcement official isn't necessarily some of the typical reflections you've heard so far. On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, Clinton Police Chief Ben Lowers told Regional Radio he is taking away from the severe weather that day an appreciation for how good we have it in our lives today.

Chief Lowers says we were fortunate we only lost power and not access to information or our means of communication. He believes it is a good opportunity to think about the 'what if' scenarios and our preparedness.

According to Chief Lowers, many families dealt with power outages for hours and days and for some, no power means no water. 

Chief Lowers believes this was a good reminder we cannot take for granted the security of safety we have and the need to be prepared for weather events like this no matter how infrequent they may take place.

Chief Lowers praises the work done by fire crews across the county. He also points out they had one of their vehicles damaged by a tree limb that had fallen during the storm.