Milwaukee received more than 1,000 calls for response to storm related damage between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, August 11, between the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Department of Public Works.
"In some fashion this is an unprecedented storm because of the number of people who are reporting downed trees," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said.
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said the storm was stronger than anticipated, and Wednesday night, they will be prepared with specialized task forces.
"Those task forces will be tasked with those runs that made up a huge total amount of last night's runs," Lipski said. "The wires down, the fallen trees, electrical trouble, and everything that trips to being an immediate life or property hazard will get a normal response."