SUNDAY UPDATE
Two days after storms swept through Central Wisconsin, as of Sunday afternoon, about 5,500 people are still without power in the Fox Valley area.
Most of the power across the state has been restored, but clean up continues from overnight storms on Friday and Saturday.
In Waushara County, all roads are back open. Wisconsin Emergency Management crews continue to monitor the situation, but there have been no requests yet for state assistance.
In Outagamie County more than 200 homes and businesses were damaged, costing at least $2.6 million.
Crews anticipate power should be restored in the Fox Valley by Sunday night or Monday morning.
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SATURDAY MORNING:
Widespread power outages continue in North Central Wisconsin, following two days of storms. Wisconsin Public Service and Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative crews are working to restore power, but it could take into Sunday. Residents cleanup after severe damage.
Outage calls continued to be received. ACEC members can report power outages and other power line emergencies by calling the toll-free number: 1-888-928-2232. Please be patient; lines are extremely busy during this widespread power outage. For WPSC, call 1-800‐450‐7240.
PRESS RELEASE: WAUSHARA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
There are widespread electrical service outages in areas around Plainfield, north and east of Wautoma and Pine River. Some of these outages could last beyond today.
All Waushara County Solid Waste sites will be open today, but will not accept brush or building debris. Some of the sites may have to close early due to lack of electrical service. Call 920-787-7037 for further information.
Red Cross will be establishing mobile offices to assist those persons in need of assistance at noon today. These will be located at the Saxeville/Springwater Fire Department, Waushara County Courthouse and Plainfield Fire Department. Elderly or disabled persons and those persons on electrically operated devices should call the Waushara County non-emergency line at 920-787-3321. These situations will be handled as soon as practical based on the nature of the situation.
Sheriff’s Office staff is continuing to assess damage. At this time the estimated damage to privately owned structures in Waushara County is $1.5 million. This does not include the cost of debris clean up, clearing roadways or damage to government owned property or facilities. At this time the uninsured damage costs are not enough to qualify for disaster declaration. Brush and tree clean up remain the responsibility of the property owner unless individual municipalities decide to take that responsibility.
Updated storm recovery information for Waushara County will be available by calling 920-787-6585.
The Marion Town Board has advised that for the next 2 weeks Town of Marion property owners may move their clean brush from this storm to the edge of the road right-of-way and the Town will arrange to have it picked up and disposed of. This is for clean brush only. They WILL NOT accept garbage or building debris.
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APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Thousands of customers are without power after severe thunderstorms swept across west-central and east-central Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Brian Satula reports more than 65,000 customers remain without power statewide as of 6 p.m. Friday. As many as 40,000 customers are estimated to be without power in the Fox Valley alone.
The City of Appleton is hardest-hit, with more than 19,900 customers without power. A major transmission line to that area is down. It's expected to take up to three days to fully restore power.
The storms knocked down trees and power lines. Waushara County reports many roads remain impassable due to downed trees and power lines.
The American Red Cross is opening a reception center at Kaukauna High School for people to charge electronic devices and take showers.
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