Windy gusts of 50 to 65 mph around southeast Wisconsin on Friday, March 13 were hard to ignore. It resulted in power outages and some damage around the area.

The wastewater treatment plant in West Bend lost power on Friday. The City of West Bend released a request through Facebook, asking businesses and residents to limit their use of water.   

"Reducing water usage will help alleviate the strain and maintain system integrity to avoid potential system backups." 

The Pewaukee School District dismissed classes early on Friday, March 13. Pewaukee High School and Asa Clark Middle School students were released at 1:30 p.m. Students from Lake and Horizon elementary schools were also included.

Waukesha City Hall closed in the afternoon due to a power outage.

Many We Energies customers lost power. Everyone should have their power restored by Sunday, March 15 according to We Energies. According to power outage updates provided by We Energies, 2,500 customers remain without power in Washington County at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 14.