Severe storms and at least one confirmed tornado swept through Wisconsin on July 27, knocking out power to more than 100,000 utility customers across multiple counties.
We Energies reported that as of around 3:35 p. m.
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, 98,528 customers were without electricity, according to its real-time outage map. The majority, about 63,000, were located in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties.
In addition to weather-related outages, a malfunctioning piece of equipment at a Milwaukee-area substation caused approximately 18,000 customers in the Milwaukee area to lose power Monday morning.
Brendan Conway, director of media relations for WEC Energy Group, confirmed the equipment issue to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Conway said crews were addressing two outages within the station and aimed to restore power by 6:30 p.
m. We Energies continued updating its online outage map as restoration progressed.
We Energies stated that crews were investigating the cause of the outages and would work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
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The company pledged to keep the outage map updated with the latest information.
In the Northwoods, strong storms also disrupted service for thousands of Wisconsin Public Service and Xcel Energy customers Monday morning, according to WSAW.
As of 12:30 p. m.
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us reported about 1,100 customers without power in Oneida County and roughly 6,800 in Vilas County.
On Milwaukee's north side, more than 18,000 We Energies customers were without power Monday morning, affecting an area near Capitol Drive and Atkinson Avenue, according to WISN.
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Traffic lights were out near Hampton Avenue and Sherman Boulevard, and some residents waited outdoors to stay cool.
