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Update: Power Restored to Most of Waukesha
Weather is likely to blame for outages affecting customers in Waukesha County.
9:15 p.m. Thursday: Less than 10 people remain without power after WE Energies restored power to more than 1,000 customers in Waukesha.
6:45 p.m. Thursday: More than 1,000 We Energies customers in Waukesha were without power Thursday night after a winter storm hit Waukesha County.
As of 6 p.m., We Energies reported that power outages had affected about 1,140 customers north of East Main Street near Manhattan Drive.
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The cause of the power failure is under investigation, but it appears to be weather related. A spokesman for We Energies could not be reached for comment Thursday night.
Overall in Wisconsin, more than 12,000 customers were without power as of 6:30 p.m., including 3,300 in Jefferson County; 1,700 in Waupaca County; 2,800 in Waukesha County; and 1,500 in Dodge County. About 1,000 customers are without power in the Sussex area.
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Thursday's storm, the first of the season, dumped up to 18 inches of snow in parts of the state.
For the latest on the storm, check out Patch's live blog.
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