Thunderstorms' High Winds Cut Power To 50K In NW Indiana

Associated Press

MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) — High winds produced by thunderstorms cut power to nearly 50,000 homes and businesses in northwestern Indiana Monday morning.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s website shows that as of 1:15 p.m. Monday, about 42,000 of the utility's customers were out of power.

Most of the outages were in the city of Gary, but outages were also affecting homes and businesses in Hammond, East Chicago, Merrillville and other northwestern Indiana communities.

NIPSCO officials tells The (Northwest Indiana) Times that crews were being dispatched to repair power lines in the region and customers are being reminded to stay away from fallen power lines and damaged utility poles.

The National Weather Service says Monday's thunderstorms could produce winds in excess of 60 mph, and drop heavy rainfall.

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