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Thousands without power in Wisconsin following storms

There were several tornado warnings in effect Wednesday afternoon.
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Posted at 12:49 PM, Oct 12, 2022
and last updated 2022-10-13 12:29:14-04

UPDATE: Power has been restored to most customers.

MILWAUKEE — According to We Energies, at least 15,000 households are without power as severe storms roll through the area.

The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the area, including in Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Walworth counties.

In the Milwaukee area, around 15,000 customers are without power. Out near Waukesha, there are nearly 5,000.

To see exactly where the outages are, check out the We Energies outage map.

Follow along on the latest weather updates.

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