Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in Milwaukee Area Wednesday

WISCONSIN -- A wave of strong storms ripped through Wisconsin on Wednesday, flooding roadways, forcing school closures and knocking out power to thousands of people in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Milwaukee and Waukesha, Racine and Kenosha counties are under a flash flood warning that includes Racine and Kenosha counties until 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to the weather service.

According to the National Weather Service, the majority of Racine and Kenosha counties saw less than one inch of rain, but a short distance to the north near West Bend saw five or more inches of rain.

Here is the list of Counties and Municipalities where power was knocked out Wednesday as reported by WE Energies by 8 p.m.

By County

MILWAUKEE 1,059
WAUKESHA 646
KENOSHA 18
WASHINGTON 6
RACINE 5

By Municipality

Milwaukee (City) 922
West Allis (City) 67
Greenfield (City) 39
Muskego (City) 22
Kenosha (City) 18
Shorewood (Village) 15
Hales Corners (Village) 16
Waukesha (City) 11
Mukwonago (Town) 8
Brookfield (Town) 1
Mukwonago (Village) 1

Between four and six inches of rain fell in other areas of southern Wisconsin late Tuesday into Wednesday morning, according to Wisconsin Emergency Management. In Dodge County, Parkview School and St. John’s Lutheran School in Mayville were evacuated as a precaution due to rising flood waters, according to a Journal Sentinel report.

Here is your forecast for the remainder of the week:

Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.