Winds roar through area Tuesday, take down some trees, power lines

A Tuesday afternoon wind storm plunged more than 1,500 customers of Wisconsin Public Service, the electric utility serving the city, into the dark.

The wind storm, which had been cooking up for most of the afternoon, hit a peak shortly after 3 p.m. as lights at industries and homes flickered, and then some of them simple went out.

Kelly Zagrzebski, a spokesman for Wisconsin Public Service, which serves the Antigo area with electric power, said the problems started here shortly after 3 p.m. when trees fell on lines as winds gained.

Read more: Antigo Daily Journal