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Heavy Thunderstorms Cause Northwoods Power Outages

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Update: 3:30 p.m.

Sunday and Monday morning's heavy thunderstorms that moved through the Northwoods have put thousands of people without power. 

The Wisconsin Public Service websitereveals more than 1000 customers are without power in the Minocqua area(afternoon 4-10-17), 750 in the Lac du Flambeau area, 638 near Arbor Vitae, nearly 500 at St. Germain and Woodruff. In total, 12.000 customers were without power Monday morning in the WPS business region, including more than 4,000 in the Wausau area. That total had dropped by mid-afternoon to just over 4,000.

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