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Chicago Weather Alert: Over 33,000 ComEd customers experiencing power outages

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CHICAGO (CBS) – High wind gusts and storms left thousands of ComEd customers experiencing power outages Saturday. 

According to ComEd as of just before 5 p.m., more than 33,000 customers were affected by 1,548 outages due to Saturday's weather, which brought winds reaching up to 60 mph and storm warnings in 10 Illinois counties. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. 

ComEd says it is continuing to monitor weather conditions, and crews are working to restore outages. 

ComEd serves 4,064,853 customers in total, the company said Saturday. 

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