MILWAUKEE – Extremely powerful wind gusts barreled through southeast Wisconsin on Monday afternoon, April 27, and knocked out power for thousands.
Power being restored to thousands
6:21 p.m.: — We Energies crews are hard at work trying to restore power to thousands after gusts knocked down trees and more in southeast Wisconsin. As of this hour, nearly 27,000 customers were still without power.
Peak wind gusts
5:43 p.m.:
The National Weather Service has been reporting peak wind gusts as seen in southeast Wisconsin on Monday afternoon. They are as follows:
- Batten Airport in Racine, 46 mph
- Burlington Municipal Airport, 51 mph
- Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, 77 mph
- Port Washington, 52 mph
- Sheboygan, 51 mph
Damage in Riverwest
5:24 p.m.:
Roof damage of Franklin business
4:19 p.m.:
The Franklin Fire Department reported that high winds caused significant roof damage to a large industrial building on W. Oakwood Park Drive.
A large area of roofing material was ripped off, causing two roof-mounted HVAC units to be toppled over. That created a natural gas leak. …