We Energies restores power to more than 50,000 customers after severe storms hit SE Wisconsin - WISN Milwaukee

We Energies restores power to more than 50,000 customers after severe storms hit SE Wisconsin
We Energies restores power to more than 50,000 customers after severe storms hit SE Wisconsin

As of Saturday afternoon, most outages are in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Jefferson counties.

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Updated: 4:05 PM CDT Jul 29, 2023

ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. JOINING US THIS MORNING IS WE ENERGY SPOKESMAN BRENDAN CONWAY BRENNAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT. OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK SINCE THE STORM HIT, EVEN KIND OF DURING THIS STORM. BUT THIS WAS A CHALLENGING ONE IS WE’RE KIND OF SEEING THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND STILL FULLY ASSESSING IT. AND THAT MAP IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE’RE DEALING WITH. THESE ARE VERY, VERY WIDESPREAD AND WE HAVE CUSTOMERS, KEEP IN MIND, ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE U.P. AND SO WE ARE SEEING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE REALLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO LET CUSTOMERS KNOW IT COULD BE A WHILE BEFORE WE’RE ABLE TO GET ALL CUSTOMERS RESTORED. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CREWS OUT THERE THERE NOW, AND WE’RE CONTINUING TO GET MORE RESOURCES IN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DEFINITELY. AND I KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED, AGAIN, CREWS ALL OVER THE AREA KIND OF WORKING, TOO. AND WE HAVE SEEN THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GO DOWN AGAIN SLOWLY THIS MORNING. BUT SURELY, AS YOU KNOW, THERE’S THOUSANDS OUT THERE NOW. IT IS STILL IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO CALL IN IF THEY ARE WAKING UP JUST NOW THIS MORNING AND REALIZING THAT THEY THEMSELVES DON’T HAVE POWER YET, CORRECT? YEAH, DON’T ASSUME WE KNOW ABOUT YOUR OUTAGE. ALWAYS REPORT YOUR OUTAGE. AND EVEN IF YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS ALREADY DONE SO OR SOMEONE ELSE HAS IT STILL HELPS US PINPOINT MAYBE WHERE THAT DAMAGE IS. AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF TREE DAMAGE, INCLUDING LARGE TREES FALLING DOWN. ALSO, MAKE SURE IF YOU DON’T ALREADY, YOU KNOW, DOWNLOAD OUR APP, GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SIGN UP FOR OUTAGE ALERTS. SO IF YOU’RE OUT OF POWER, WE WILL THEN UPDATE YOU ONCE WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION. WE CAN SEND A TEXT MESSAGE AND EMAIL, YOU KNOW, AN APP NOTIFICATION, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE. BUT THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD WAYS TO STAY INFORMED. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE KIND OF THE FIRST FEW HOURS. SO RIGHT NOW WE’RE THROWING A LOT OF RESOURCES, MAKING SURE IT’S SAFE, CLEARING UP DOWN LINES. AND THEN AS WE START TO GET INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND AND GET MORE RESTORATION EFFORTS GOING, THEN WE’LL BE ABLE TO REALLY LET CUSTOMERS KNOW WHEN THEY CAN EXPECT THEIR POWER. SOME CUSTOMERS, THOUGH, WE DO EXPECT WE’LL BE WITHOUT POWER THROUGH THE DAY AND MAYBE EVEN INTO TOMORROW OR LONGER. DEFINITELY. AND SO JUST SOME SAFETY TIPS AND INFORMATION OUT THERE. I KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE PLENTY OF DOWNED LINES ACROSS THE AREA IF PEOPLE DO ENCOUNTER THOSE, SHOULD THEY BE CALLING? WE ENERGIES SHOULD BE CALLING POLICE? DEFINITELY. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM. STAY AWAY. EXACTLY. STAY AT LEAST 25FT AWAY. ANY DOWN LINE YOU SEE A ENERGIZED POWER LINE, DON’T THINK IT’S A CABLE LINE OR A PHONE LINE. AND THEN DEFINITELY CALL US. OR YOU CAN CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT STAY AWAY AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MAKE SURE OTHERS AROUND STAY AWAY. AND EVEN IF THAT’S TOUCHING SOMETHING, IT COULD BE TOUCHING A FENCE. IT CAN BE TOUCHING A CAR. STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT THAT DOWNED WIRE MAY BE TOUCHING. AND WE ARE SEEING WE’RE SEEING DAMAGE. WE’RE SEEING TREES DOWN LARGE LIMBS THAT ARE TAKING DOWN POWER POLES, TAKING DOWN POWER LINES. SO WE ARE SEEING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OUT THERE. WE DO WANT ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS, OBVIOUSLY, TO STAY VERY SAFE. ALL RIGHT, BRANDON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING AND GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF AN INSIDE LOOK AS THAT RESTORATION EFFORTS CONTINUE WITH RE ENERGIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WE WILL HAVE THAT POWER OUTAGES NUMBER POSTED UP ON OUR WEBSITE. SO FOLKS, IF YOU ARE YOURSELVES, AR

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We Energies restores power to more than 50,000 customers after severe storms hit SE Wisconsin

As of Saturday afternoon, most outages are in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Jefferson counties.

Severe storms with heavy rain, large hail, and gusty winds throughout Southeast Wisconsin cause damage and leave thousands without power. According to the We Energies outage map at midnight Friday, over 80,000 customers were left without power.As of Saturday 2:15 p.m. We Energies said "We have restored power to more than 50,000 customers since the storms rolled through last night. We expect to have an update on restoration times later this afternoon," Alison Trouy, We Energies spokesperson.SATURDAY UPDATES3 p.m. Most outages are in Waukesha, Jefferson, and Milwaukee counties.Waukesha: 13,492Jefferson: 9,250Milwaukee: 6,922Kenosha: 3,547Walworth: 2,348Washington: 1,552Racine: 537Ozaukee: 491 1 p.m. Most outages are in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Jefferson counties.Waukesha: 14,490Milwaukee: 13,101Jefferson: 9,575Kenosha: 5,792Walworth: 4,026 Washington:1,787 Racine: 584Ozaukee: 847 8:30 a.m. Thousands of customers had no power during the night. Most outages are in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Jefferson counties. Waukesha: 16,406Milwaukee: 18,876 Jefferson: 10,640Washington: 4,003Kenosha: 8,083Walworth: 5,828Racine: 1,130 Dodge: 306 To track power outages, see the We Energies Power Outage Map.We Energies has the following suggestions if your power goes out:Report your outage online or the We Energies app. The power company will provide updates to you on the estimated time of restoration as it assesses the extent of the damage.Stay at least 25 feet away from downed linesFollow We Energies on Facebook and Twitter

According to the We Energies outage map at midnight Friday, over 80,000 customers were left without power.

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As of Saturday 2:15 p.m. We Energies said "We have restored power to more than 50,000 customers since the storms rolled through last night. We expect to have an update on restoration times later this afternoon," Alison Trouy, We Energies spokesperson.

SATURDAY UPDATES

3 p.m. Most outages are in Waukesha, Jefferson, and Milwaukee counties.
Waukesha: 13,492 Jefferson: 9,250 Milwaukee: 6,922 Kenosha: 3,547 Walworth: 2,348 Washington: 1,552 Racine: 537 Ozaukee: 491

1 p.m. Most outages are in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Jefferson counties.
Waukesha: 14,490 Milwaukee: 13,101 Jefferson: 9,575 Kenosha: 5,792 Walworth: 4,026 Washington:1,787 Racine: 584 Ozaukee: 847

8:30 a.m. Thousands of customers had no power during the night. Most outages are in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Jefferson counties.