Hundreds of workers from our own crews as well as supplemental crews from contractors and other utilities are working around the clock to complete restoration. Hour to hour, more customers are seeing their service restored, and we expect that 90 percent of our customers in the Fox Valley will have service restored by Friday evening. The remainder -- in areas with most severe damage -- should be restored by Saturday evening.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes, with winds up to 90 mph, hit the Fox Valley very early Wednesday, causing major damage to our electrical network and the transmission system. More than 60 poles and 500 wires were knocked down during the storm. In many cases, we need to completely rebuild much of our network.
Fox6 News video:
Residents in Waupaca and Outagamie counties seeking shelter following storm damage can use the following shelters:
New London Elementary School
1300 Werner-Allen Drive
The New London American Red Cross shelter is near the border of Waupaca and Outagamie counties and can serve either county’s constituents.
Outagamie County along with the Red Cross also set up a shelter at:
Appleton West High School
Emmanuel Gym
610 N. Badger St.
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| Crews replace power lines in Little Chute. |
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Tree damage such as this example from Hortonville
shows how much debris must be removed before
electric service can be restored. Similar situations
exist throughout the Fox Valley.
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