(WFRV) – More than 10,000 customers in Wisconsin are without electricity after a round of severe thunderstorms rolled through the state Wednesday afternoon.
The storms brought high winds, heavy rain, hail and at least two confirmed tornadoes.
As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, Wisconsin Public Service reported the largest number of outages in Marinette County with 4,097 customers in the dark, followed by Brown County with 2,538. Door, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties also reported significant outages.
| County | Customers Without Power |
|---|---|
| Brown | 2,538 |
| Door | 1,394 |
| Kewaunee | 6 |
| Langlade | 24 |
| Lincoln | 1 |
| Manitowoc | 4 |
| Marathon | 48 |
| Marinette | 4,097 |
| Menominee | 213 |
| Oconto | 950 |
| Oneida | 73 |
| Vilas | 23 |
| Waupaca | 24 |
We Energies is also responding to outages across the Fox Valley region. According to its outage map, 1,850 customers are without power, including 1,093 in Oconto County and 495 in Outagamie County.
| County | Customers Without Power |
|---|---|
| Brown | 1 |
| Fond du Lac | 4 |
| Gogebic | 15 |
| Kenosha | 38 |
| Milwaukee | 31 |
| Oconto | 1,093 |
| Outagamie | 495 |
| Shawano | 155 |
| Vilas | 2 |
| Winnebago | 16 |
Crews are working to restore service as quickly as possible. Local 5 News will provide updates as new information becomes available.
