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Northland counties experiencing power outages

WDIO.com · last updated

Storms across the Northland are causing power outages for some on Thursday, May 15th.

As of Thursday night, at 5:30PM, people in Washburn County are experiencing power outages. There are close to 1,533 people without power which is 14.19% of the county. The companies mostly impacted by this outage are Barron Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy.

According to Xcel Energy, sixteen outages have been reported in Bayfield County, with 52 customers impacted. Four outages have been reported in Sawyer County, with 95 customers impacted. Three outages have been reported in Ashland County, impacting 129 customers.

According to Minnesota Power, an outage has been reported in Clinton Township, impacting three customers. One outage has been reported in Hermantown, impacting six customers.

As of 7:30Pm, twenty-three outages have been reported in Perch Lake Township, impacting 43 customers.

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