Tens of thousands without power after overnight storms rock southeast Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — We Energies reported around 31,000 customers without power Tuesday morning as of 8:42 a.m. after storms swept through the area overnight, including more than 20,000 each in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.

Video from Jefferson County shows a roof that appears to be at least partially torn from a home due to severe winds.

In West Allis, tornado sirens blared as the storm moved through overnight, waking many residents, though the storms themselves may have accomplished that, too…

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