The entire state of Wisconsin was in line for the possibility of strong thunderstorms with tornado watches and warnings on Monday night, April 13.

In southeastern and central Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 14, over 51,000 customers were without power during the early morning hours after strong storms moved through. 

Erin Schools are closed on Tuesday, April 14 due to a power outage. District administrators anticipate that school will resume as normal on Wednesday, April 15.

Pewaukee Schools are closed on Tuesday, April 14 due to a power outage. District administrators released a statement through Facebook.

"Following this morning’s two-hour delay due to a campus-wide power outage, based on the information we have from WE Energies and unclear timelines for power restoration, the Pewaukee School District has made the decision to close school for today, April 14.

There will be no virtual learning, K-12. After school activities will be decided on and communicated later in the day. Once again, Summer School registration is rescheduled to 6 am tomorrow, April 15th.

At this time, phone service is unavailable for both incoming and outgoing calls."

We Energies released a statement, stating that "crews are working around the clock to restore power after severe storms brought damaging winds across southeastern Wisconsin. Since early Tuesday morning, crews have restored service to more than 41,000 customers.

We Energies employees and extra crews from across the state are responding to outages as quickly and safely as possible.

Strong wind gusts — reaching nearly 60 mph in southeast Wisconsin — knocked down large trees and power lines, snaped poles and caused widespread outages.

The National Weather Service is warning of additional severe weather risk across Wisconsin for much of the week. Forecasts call for thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail and the possibility of isolated tornadoes."

Hundreds of crews have responded. Most of the power outages are in Waukesha and Milwaukee.