WISCONSIN, (WFRV) – Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and WE Energies are reporting multiple outages in the northeast section of the state.
The following areas impacted in northeast Wisconsin include:
| County | Customers affected |
|---|---|
| Brown | 16,003 |
| Door | 140 |
| Kewaunee | 171 |
| Manitowoc | 227 |
| Marinette | 5,561 |
| Menominee | 1,376 |
| Oconto | 2,790 |
| Outagamie | 69 |
| Waupaca | 14 |
| Winnebago | 0 |
Matt Cullen, the Senior Communications Specialist with WPS, said its crews are encountering substantial damage.
Cullen reported WE Energies and WPS crews have restored power to more than 73,000 customers. He said the storms knocked out power to nearly 160,000 WE Energies and WPS customers across Wisconsin.
WE Energies also shows thousands of customers without power:
| County | Customers affected |
|---|---|
| Brown | 246 |
| Calumet | 11 |
| Fond du Lac | 118 |
| Manitowoc | 0 |
| Marinette | 97 |
| Menominee | 554 |
| Oconto | 24 |
| Outagamie | 17,650 |
| Shawano | 2,009 |
| Sheboygan | 704 |
| Waupaca | 3,308 |
| Waushara | 825 |
| Winnebago | 1,272 |
Customers also are reminded to report outages using the WPS app, at wisconsinpublicservice.com or by calling 800-450-7240.
According to a tweet by the Brown County Emergency Management, WPS estimated time of restoration for Brown County is 2 p.m. on Saturday, where WE Energies estimated time of restoration for small parts of Brown and Outagamie County is 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Local 5 will update this article when more information is released.
