Door County hit hard by wind, guests and staff were stranded in Cana Island parking lot
Door County Emergency Management said northern Door County was hit hard by Aug. 9 storms and asked that people stay home unless they absolutely needed to travel.
The Ephraim Firefighters Association warned at 7:34 a.m. Aug. 10 that trees and wires "are down on various roadways" and urged drivers to not drive around barricades, cones or tape.
According to the Cana Island Lighthouse Facebook page, some guests and staff were evacuated from the island and then stranded in the parking lot until crews cleared the road so they could leave, at about 11:10 p.m. Aug. 9. Cana Island is closed until further notice as crews are working to clear the island. It's estimated that 30% of the trees have been lost.
As of 9:30 a.m., Wisconsin Public Service outage map showed that 5,133 people were without power.
Door County Emergency Management posted that the Sister Bay Fire Station is open until 8 p.m. Aug. 10 for those who need to charge your phone, take a break, cool off, and get a snack.
The Door County Welcome Center, 1015 Green Bay Road, Sturgeon Bay, is open until 2 p.m. Aug. 10 for those affected by the storms.
The Water Street Inn in Ephraim posted a video of the storm on Facebook. The inn escaped severe damage. "We were very fortunate we only ended up with some chairs blown over, some in the pool, and our Adirondack chairs on the pier ended up in the water," the Facebook posts says.
Door County wasn't the only part of Wisconsin to be hit by strong storms Aug. 9. The Wisconsin State Fair canceled the Lynyrd Skynyrd show Saturday night, and then was canceled entirely for Aug. 10. USA Triathlon's sprint and paratriathlon events along Milwaukee's lakefront for Aug. 10 were also canceled after flooding. The Milwaukee Brewers also have a 1:10 p.m. home game against the New York Mets, which has not been canceled as of 9:45 a.m., but there is flooding in streets around American Family Field.
More: Wisconsin weather: Updates on flooding, rain totals, closures
Two rivers within Milwaukee city limits also reached new record highs overnight: The Kinnickinnic River peaked at 17.19 feet. A site on the Milwaukee River reached 11.2 feet, breaking the old record of 10.48 feet.
Reporters Ben Steele, Hope Karnopp, and Ashley Luthern of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Door County hit hard by wind, power outages on Aug. 9 storm
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