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Outages leave thousands in southern Wisconsin without power

WMTV · last updated

JEFFERSON CO., Wis. (WMTV) — Thousands are without power early Saturday morning, according to area outage maps.

According to WeEnergies, over 7,400 people are without power in Jefferson County alone.

We Energies is also reporting hundreds of outages in Dane, Dodge, Rock and Walworth Counties, as of 1 a.m. Saturday.

Madison Gas and Electric is reporting over 1,000 outages in Dane County, as of 1 a.m. Saturday.

Alliant Energy is reporting some outages as well, mostly in the Baraboo area, as of 1 a.m. Saturday.

These outages come as severe storm warnings hit the area.

This is a developing story and we will update you as we learn more.

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