As severe storms continue to rage across the Midwest, schools in Southeast Wisconsin are grappling with the aftermath. Milwaukee Public Schools announced that due to a power outage resulting from the tumultuous weather overnight, Milwaukee High School of the Arts on 24th Street and Highland Avenue is set to start the day with a delay. Staff members have been instructed to report at 11:00 a.m., with students expected to arrive by 11:30 a.m. This information comes via an early morning report by WISN.
The thunderstorms, characterized by damaging wind gusts and hail, have proven to be more than just an inconvenience, as Cedar Hills Elementary School in Oak Creek has been forced to close due to its own power outage issues. These outages are part of a wider electrical interruption across Southeast Wisconsin, brought on by the severe weather that hit the area. According to coverage from WTMJ, the storms have had a significant impact on local infrastructure.
The storms are part of a larger pattern of turbulent weather affecting not just Wisconsin but also neighboring Minnesota, where communities have been hit by tornadoes. This uptick in serious weather episodes, featuring record heat and a spike in thunderstorm and tornado activity, comes during what is traditionally the peak of tornado season in these regions. KVIA notes that tens of millions of people are now under threat as the storm system moves further south, predicting more severe weather likely to occur throughout the week.
