News release from Indiana Michigan Power:
I&M storm update as of 3:58 pm.
Indiana and Michigan Power reminds everyone to stay away from downed power lines.
A severe thunderstorm packing wind gusts in excess of 80 miles per hour resulted in wide-spread service interruptions and damage to I&M electric delivery systems in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana.
I&M estimates that as many as 67,000 customers experienced service interruptions and as of 4 p.m. on Monday, July 11, about 55,000 await restoration of service.
Information on customers affected is available on the I&M outage map.
I&M continues to assess damage as crews begin to restore service to customers. Crews from outside the I&M service territory have been called to assist with restoration efforts.
Restoration efforts will take several days in southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana. I&M currently estimates restoration in Michigan to take until Friday evening. For the greater South Bend area, I&M estimates restoration to continue into Thursday evening. In the Elkhart area, restoration will continue through Wednesday evening. And in northeast Indiana, restoration will continue through noon on Tuesday.
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