We Energies is working to restore power to as many as 19,000 customers Tuesday following storms that rolled through Madison and Milwaukee Monday afternoon.
A spokesperson for We Energies said the worst damage was concentrated in southern Milwaukee County and northern Racine County, where straight-line winds took down trees and power lines.
About 14,000 customers in that area were still without power as of 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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The outages come on the hottest day of the year, with a heat index over 100 degrees.
Cooling centers are being made available in the Madison area for residents without access to air conditioning, or those still dealing with power outages.
As of 12:30 p.m., Madison Gas & Electric still had 6,132 customers dealing with no power.
“We have 500 people out in the field now, with crews that came in from around the state,” said Brendan Conway of We Energies.
Conway said about 90 percent of customers should have power restored by noon.
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