March 13, 2026 – Washington Co., Wi – Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School is releasing students early this Friday because of a power outage. According to We Energies there are over 5500 outages as of 1:45 p.m. Neighboring Waukesha County got slammed with over 22,000 outages. Same as the Milwaukee area.
The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind warning until 4 p.m. Winds were predicted to gust between 25 mph to 35 mph with some as high as 60 mph.
After the high winds the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory that extends through the weekend with snow, possibly 1 to 3 inches, followed by rain and thunderstorms Sunday into Monday.
Power outage numbers locally as of 2 p.m. :
- West Bend – 1637
- Hartford – 326
- Slinger – 223
- Richfield – 821
- Kewasku – 507
- Jackson – 747
- Germantown – 251
If you’ve lost power and looking for a hot meal tonight, stop in at Holy Angels Fish Fry from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
