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Most Power Restored After Rare Wake-Low Winds Slam Midwest

Final repairs are expected Tuesday following overnight restoration work.

Overview

  • Following Monday's storms, a rare “wake low” behind the rain unleashed sudden winds near 70 to 77 mph that cut power across southeast Wisconsin, West Michigan, northwest Indiana and the Chicago area.
  • ComEd said outages that hit 61,000 Monday evening were 98% restored by Tuesday, with the last repairs expected by 6 p.m.
  • We Energies reported restoring more than 35,000 customers Monday night and said remaining southeast Wisconsin outages should be fixed Tuesday afternoon.
  • NIPSCO counted about 49,000 customers out late Monday and more than 28,000 still without service Tuesday morning, and a Cedar Lake district moved to e-learning.
  • Milwaukee officials reported hundreds of calls for downed trees and wires and roof damage at two Port Milwaukee warehouses, and they warned people to keep clear of downed lines.