GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Strong winds have left many folks in Northeast Wisconsin without power.
As of 3:30 pm Tuesday, WPS Spokesman Matt Cullen says roughly 60 customers were still in the dark, with power having been restored to approximately 19,000 people.
“Some of the areas that have been impacted the most by these strong winds are Wabeno, Rhinelander, Minocqua, Marinette, and Menominee, Michigan.”
Cullen notes the problems haven’t been limited to just power outages.
“Downed trees, downed limbs, broken utility poles, the winds have caused all of that sort of damage.”
In addition to the communities listed above, Cullen says they’ve also seen some problems in their largest service area, Green Bay.
“There were two sites in which we had to replace utility poles that had been broken because of those strong winds that had set in.”
Cullen reminds people what to do when encountering storm damage.
“Stay at least 25 feet away from any downed power line and immediately report that downed wire to us or a local law enforcement agency.”
He says crews will continue to work throughout the day to restore power and clean up damage, expecting all customers to have power by the end of Tuesday.
