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Tens of thousands without power in Wisconsin

Chad Donald - storm damage July 20 2019
Posted at 3:29 PM, Jul 20, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-20 16:29:18-04

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on storms that moved through Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday (all times local):

2:30 p.m.

Some Wisconsin residents were cleaning up from a round of heavy wind and rain while others braced for more severe weather as storms moved through the state.

As of Saturday afternoon, about 110,000 customers were without power, according to information from Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies. Information from We Energies’ website shows the bulk of those — more than 69,000 customers — were in the Green Bay area.

The power outages affected about 6,000 customers in southeastern Wisconsin, including the Milwaukee area, which was under an excessive heat warning until Saturday night. The cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha posted a list of cooling sites online, where residents could go to stay safe in the intense heat.

Meanwhile, residents in western Wisconsin were cleaning up after Friday’s storms downed several trees and power lines and damaged buildings.