Storm Leaves 17K Without Power | Milwaukee News

A major storm slammed into southeastern Wisconsin, plunging nearly 17,000 We Energies customers into darkness—especially hard-hit in Milwaukee, Watertown, and Wauwatosa. Outages spiked around noon Sunday as severe thunderstorms rolled through, with Milwaukee alone seeing over 7,000 outages. Though warnings lifted by noon, scattered storms lingered into the evening. We Energies urged residents to report outages via app or website and reminded everyone to stay 25 feet away from downed power lines—because safety isn’t optional when the power goes out. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f413299e00b7b43c