December 16, 2021 – Washington Co., WI – High winds are being blamed for over 3,500 power outages across Washington County.
The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.
Neighbors started to report power outages around 11:30 p.m.
Roads in Richfield and Hubertus were closed because of downed power lines.
We Energies Is reporting over 82,000 power outs across Wisconsin.
Waukesha County got hit the hardest with over 15,000 outages. Neighbors in Fond du Lac and Dodge County only had a couple hundred people affected.
The timeline for repairs is in flux.
Feel free to chime in with damage in your community.
This is a working story and more details will be posted when information becomes available.
Power outage Thursday 7:19 am Germantown(just off County Line & Pilgrim). Heard a tree is down.
May be until Saturday before power is restored. House is getting very chilly. Brrrr!