Milwaukee, WI
Thousands without power as extreme heat warning continues in Milwaukee
Tens of thousands of residents in southeastern Wisconsin are battling the extreme heat without electricity.
There are 8,887 people without power in Milwaukee and 15,280 in Milwaukee County as of 7 p.m. June 21, according to We Energies.
Dodge, Ozaukee and Waukesha counties are also experiencing outages.
Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha are all under an extreme heat warning until Monday from the National Weather Service with the heat index reaching 100 degrees today.
While waiting for power, the weather service recommends finding cooling shelters through local officials or locating somewhere to stay with power as they warn Milwaukee won’t get much temperature relief overnight. For a list of cooling sites throughout the county visit here.
If temperatures hit 96 Sunday, June 22, it’ll be the hottest it’s been in Milwaukee since Aug. 23, 2023 when it was 101.