Thousands without power following storms

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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Thousands of WE Energies customers are without powerfulness Sunday, Aug. 8 aft a bid of overnight thunderstorms and flooding.

According to the WE Energies outage map, 3,659 customers are retired of work successful Milwaukee County arsenic of 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Over 1,500 customers are besides experiencing an outage successful Ozaukee county. Washington County has astir 1,000 customers experiencing an outage Sunday morning. Waukesha and Fond Du Lac counties are besides connected that list. 

A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties until 5:30 a.m. connected Sunday. A Flood Advisory was issued for parts of Dodge, Washington and Ozaukee counties overnight until 2:45 a.m.  A Flash Flood Watch continues until 1 a.m. Monday for Milwaukee, Washington, Ozaukee, Dodge and Fond Du Lac counties.

That was a drought busting rainfall overnight Washington, Ozaukee, and Milwaukee counties! Anywhere from 3-6" of rainfall fell successful a substance of hours.

How overmuch is successful your rainfall gauge? pic.twitter.com/TEiRBjWOfY

— Sam Kuffel (@SamKuffelWx) August 8, 2021
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