Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm
National Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm August 23, 202612:55 PM ET By Chandelis Duster Workers from True Cut Tree Care of Farmington, Michigan remove a tree from the front of a home after it was toppled during a recent storm on Aug. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images More than 20,000 people are still without power in northwest Indiana after severe storms rolled through the area nearly two weeks ago. A bout of severe weather, including wind gusts up to 100 mph, heavily affected the region on Aug.
- ▪National Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm August 23, 202612:55 PM ET By Chandelis Duster Workers from True Cut Tree Care of Farmington, Michigan remove a tree from the front of a home after it
- ▪Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images More than 20,000 people are still without power in northwest Indiana after severe storms rolled through the area nearly two weeks ago.
- ▪A bout of severe weather, including wind gusts up to 100 mph, heavily affected the region on Aug.
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| Publication time | Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:55:37 -0400 |
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National Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm August 23, 202612:55 PM ET By Chandelis Duster Workers from True Cut Tree Care of Farmington, Michigan remove a tree from the front of a home after it was toppled during a recent storm on Aug. 20, 2026 in Gary, Indiana. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images More than 20,000 people are still without power in northwest Indiana after severe storms rolled through the area nearly two weeks ago. A bout of severe weather, including wind gusts up to 100 mph, heavily affected the region on Aug. 11. Homes in Gary, Portage, Lake Station and Munster still lacked electricity as of Sunday morning, according to NIPSCO, the local power company.
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