We Energies gives power outage restoration timeline after Monday storms
We Energies gives power outage restoration timeline after Monday storms
The utility said crews restored power to more than 35,000 customers by Monday evening.
DAMAGE. JAMES REPORTING LIVE IN MILWAUKEE. >> IT WAS CERTAINLY AN UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENON THIS AFTERNOON. >> AND MARK, THIS IS WHAT’S CALLED A WAKE LOW. >> WAKE LOW WAKE LOW. SO THESE ARE UNUSUAL. THEY’RE NOT UNHEARD OF FAIRLY RARE AROUND HERE. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS AS THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH ACTUALLY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STORM, THE WIND INCREASES AS THERE’S A GIGANTIC PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THERE. THAT DOESN’T ALWAYS HAPPEN. AND USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS, YOU DON’T GET WINDS TO 77MPH. THAT WAS THE WIND GUST OFFICIALLY AT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL. IT’S NO SURPRISE WE HAVE ALL THESE POWER OUTAGES. IT’S NO SURPRISE WE HAVE ALL THESE TREES DOWN, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE SOIL IS SUPER SATURATED. BUT THAT IS STRONG FOR A WAKE. LOW WIND GUST. IT WILL HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY, AND WE’LL KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT COMING UP. IT’S STILL WINDY. IT’S NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS IT WAS. SEE THAT SHARP CUTOFF ON THE BACKSIDE? THAT’S WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND YOU DON’T ISSUE NECESSARILY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ON THIS BECAUSE IT’S NOT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN TERMS OF HOW WE DEFINE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, BECAUSE IT’S ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM AND THE WIND GOES OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION IT WAS MOVING TO THE EAST, THE WIND CAME FROM THE EAST AS OPPOSED TO COMING FROM THE WEST, WHICH YOU WOULD GET IF THE STORMS ARE COMING IN. NOW LET’S FOCUS IN ON WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TONIGHT. HIT AND MISS STORMS. NOT A HUGE EVENT HERE. SMALL THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS, NOT ZERO. SMALL WIND WOULD BE THE BIGGEST THREAT. THE GOOD THING IS NOT MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN. WE PICKED UP ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN TODAY. SO AGAIN ISOLATED STRONG GUSTS. VERY SMALL THREAT OF A TORNADO. I MEAN VERY, VERY SMALL. BETTER CHANCE WOULD BE SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND BETTER CHANCE TO BE WELL SOUTH OF US INTO MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. A QUICK HIT OF SCATTERED STORMS. SO THE FLOODING THREAT IS VERY LOW, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. THIS IS WHERE IT’S NOT GOOD NEWS. THERE’S SOME PLACES UP TO LEVEL FOUR THREAT HERE, INCLUDING SAINT LOUIS, AND BACK DOWN INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. FOR US, OUR SEVERE THREAT DOWN TO A ONE. IF YOU REMEMBER YESTERDAY WE WERE SHOWING WE HAD SOME AREAS THAT WERE LEVEL THREE. WHAT HAPPENED? ALL THAT RAIN FROM THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON, THE CLOUD COVER. AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU GETTING THE SUN RIGHT NOW, BUT IT’S KIND OF LATE IN THE GAME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF INSTABILITY. SO AGAIN, SMALL HAIL, ISOLATED WIND GUSTS FOR TONIGHT. VERY, VERY UNLIKELY TO SEE A TORNADO. AND FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY. THAT’S GOOD NEWS. SO YES, YOU’RE SEEING SOME SUN IN SOME SPOTS HERE AND THAT’S MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT WARMER. THE FOG ISN’T AS DENSE AS IT WAS ALONG THE LAKE. WE HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS OUT TO THE WEST OF US, AND SOME OF THOSE COULD POSSIBLY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. WE TAKE YOU TO 6:00. THINKS THIS IS OVERDONE. THIS IS THE AREAS WE’LL BE WATCHING OUT TO THE WEST TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HOLD TOGETHER. ALL THE STORMS DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF US IN ILLINOIS, INDIANA, AND MISSOURI. THEY’RE ALSO BLOCKING SOME OF THE ENERGY AND MOISTURE FROM MAKING IT HERE. SO THAT’S GOOD NEWS FOR US TOMORROW. QUIET AND ITS WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. THAT MEANS WE’RE GOING TO START WARMING UP. NO CHANCE OF RAIN OR VERY LITTLE UNTIL NEXT MONDAY AFTER WE GET THROUGH TONIGHT, 70 IN DELAVAN. YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUD COVER HERE. JUST 56 IN MILWAUKEE. BUT THE FOG IS GONE. I THINK WE’LL GET SOME SUN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN FOR TOMORROW, BUT WINDS ARE OUT OF THE WEST. EVERYBODY IS WARM AIR 63 DEGREES, CHILLY NEAR THE LAKE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY. CHILLY EVERYWHERE, BUT EVEN COLDER NEAR THE LAKE. JUST 55 ON SATURDAY, BUT 62 INLAND. SUNDAY LOOKS NICE FOR EVERYONE. 66 DEGREES AND THEN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON MONDAY. SO LET’S GET THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOPEFULLY NO BIG TIME STORMS. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE THAT WILL BE THE CASE, BUT WE’LL BE WATCHING IT CLOSELY. >> ALL RIGHT. KEEP US UPDATED, MARK. >> THANK YOU. WE’LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND WE’LL BE
We Energies gives power outage restoration timeline after Monday storms
The utility said crews restored power to more than 35,000 customers by Monday evening.
We Energies said crews will work through the night Monday to restore power after strong winds took down trees and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of customers.In an update Monday night, We Energies said crews had already restored power to more than 35,000 customers. The utility expects to get the lights on for about 80% of customers by Monday night. The remaining outages are expected to be repaired by Tuesday afternoon, the utility said.Here is the number of customers affected by power outages as of 8:30 p.m. Monday:Milwaukee County: 15,549Racine County: 422Waukesha County: 37See the full list of outages by clicking here.Customers are encouraged to report outages by clicking here.
We Energies said crews will work through the night Monday to restore power after strong winds took down trees and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of customers.
In an update Monday night, We Energies said crews had already restored power to more than 35,000 customers. The utility expects to get the lights on for about 80% of customers by Monday night. The remaining outages are expected to be repaired by Tuesday afternoon, the utility said.
Here is the number of customers affected by power outages as of 8:30 p.m. Monday:
- Milwaukee County: 15,549
- Racine County: 422
- Waukesha County: 37
See the full list of outages by clicking here.
Customers are encouraged to report outages by clicking here.