UPDATE - DOOR COUNTY - Wisconsin Public Service officials say they've restored power to about 14,000 customers who lost power starting Wednesday night.
Matt Cullen, WPS Spokesperson, says forceful winds caused a transmission line to go down. The transmission line was fixed, put back up and crews re-energized it. Cullen says once the transmission line was fixed, power was restored to two sub stations that lost power overnight because of the downed transmission line.
You may still see some down power lines. It's important, for your safety, you stay 25 feet away from downed lines.
"Be reminded that those lines could always be potentially energized and we need our public and our communities to be mindful of that. Our crews are highly trained and they're working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible. said Karmen Lemke, WPS Spokesperson.
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DOOR COUNTY - Storms rolled through the Door County around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday bringing heavy rain, lightning and forceful winds.
The Wisconsin Public Service says it's those winds that caused the outages. Early Thursday morning more than 12,000 customers were without power.
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WPS says they expect to restore power during the morning hours, but also say they're seeing more damage than expected. Crews will continue to work to restore power until all power is restored.
