UPDATE 8:10 a.m.: The number of people without power has grown substantially in the last few hours. As of 8 a.m., 4,264 Wisconsin Public Service customers are without power, representing approximately eight percent of the total number affected by the windstorm in the state. The hardest-hit areas in Door and Kewaunee counties are Liberty Grove (1802), Sevastopol (1046), and Forestville (361). From just before 10 p.m. Wednesday to 7:30 a.m., there were approximately 30 calls to the Door County Dispatch Center related to either trees or wires being down.

ORIGINAL STORY

High winds are to blame for you and your neighbors possibly not having power this morning. Winds hitting as high as 63 miles per hour in some communities have led to over 1,200 Wisconsin Public Service customers in Door and Kewaunee counties to be in the dark as of 5 a.m. The Town of Liberty Grove was the hardest hit with 779 customers waking up without power. The estimated restoration time in many cases is set for later this morning. Approximately 59,000 WPS customers around the state were without power as of 5 a.m.

The National Weather Service says a wind advisory will be issued after its high wind warning expires at 9 a.m. The agency also warns residents that there will be scattered damage to trees and power lines and difficult travel conditions due to the wind.