The lights were not shining brightly for nearly 2,000 Door County customers on Monday morning. Heavy snow and wind gusts of up to 55 mph created blizzard-like conditions across the county, with much of the storm’s impact concentrated in northern Door County and on Washington Island.

As of 9 a.m., 1,957 customers were without power, a number that had steadily climbed since 5:30 a.m., when outages were just shy of 1,200, but down from a peak of 1,985 at 7:30 a.m. Door County reported the second-highest number of power outages in the state, trailing only Vilas County, which had 2,352. Statewide, PowerOutage.us reported more than 7,600 customers without power.

The storm also snarled traffic early on Monday. In addition to the Washington Island Ferry canceling all trips, the Door County Sheriff’s Department responded to one report of a downed wire, six reports of fallen trees, one crash, and one vehicle in a ditch between midnight and 7:30 a.m.

Along with several businesses closing for the day, other agencies and services are either closed or operating on delayed schedules. An updated list of closures and delays is available at the provided link.

Picture courtesy of Destination Sturgeon Bay