LANCASTER, WI (WTAQ) – Almost 38,000 electric customers in Wisconsin were still without power at mid-afternoon.
That was after a morning of heavy thunderstorms which knocked down trees and power lines in various parts of the state — dumped tennis ball-sized hail near Prairie du Chien — and dropped up to 4.5 inches of rain in parts of southwest Wisconsin.
Except for La Crosse, the entire state was dry as of 2:30 p.m., giving utility crews a chance to turn the lights back on.
About 16,000 We Energies’ customers in Metro Milwaukee were without power at last word. Around 5,600 Wisconsin Power and Light customers in Grant County were also out — along with a combined 5,400 Public Service customers in Eagle River, Tomahawk, Crivitz, and Elcho in far northern Wisconsin.
La Crosse was the only area in the state reporting rain as of mid-afternoon.
Another round of storms was due in late this afternoon and evening, with more severe weather a possibility.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)