MORE SEVERE WEATHER RIPS THROUGH WISCONSIN
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 -- 9:02 AM
Utility officials say a fast-moving thunderstorm packing some hurricane-force winds temporarily knocked out power to an estimated 105-thousand homes across southeastern Wisconsin, the Fox Valley and Upper Michigan.Barns, silos, sheds and garages are reported down throughout Outagamie County.
A tornado touched down outside of La Crosse.
The Walworth County Sheriff's Department says a motorcylist was taken to a hospital after hitting a tree that was toppled on a roadway near Whitewater as the storms passed through. There's no immediate word on the extent of injuries.
We Energies spokeswoman Wendy Parks says the storms left 105-thousand customers without electricity. She calls it the second biggest outage in the Milwaukee-based utility's history. She says the wind, rain and branches falling on lines caused the outages. Crews are working to restore power ... but repairs could take several days.
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