‘I’ve been sweating ever since’: Milwaukee storms knock out power as temperatures spike [Video]

Storms knocked out power for thousands across Wisconsin on Tuesday. In Milwaukee, strong winds from thunderstorms knocked branches onto powerlines, turning the lights and AC off for hundreds as the temperature spiked to 94 degrees. “We were still cleaning up outages there from last night and overnight. It’s been a busy day so far due to the heat and Mother Nature,” Brenden Conway, a We Energies spokesperson said.Home surveillance video near 61st and Thurston shows winds topple a tree. It landed right in front of a bicyclist, who then crashed into the tree. Neighbors told WISN 12 News the man on the bike was OK, even as power lines sparked around the tree. “It pulled out the ground. The whole roots. I’m telling you, I heard the boom. It shook the whole house,” Fred Powers, who lives nearby, said. The tree knocked out power for most of the afternoon. “It …