Gary Residents Endure Two Weeks Without Power As NIPSCO Promises Restoration by Tuesday Night
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Summary
- Tuesday marks two weeks without power for thousands of customers in Northwest Indiana following storms on August 11.
- According to NIPSCO, a few thousand customers remain without power, most of them in Gary, though the utility says everyone should be back online by Tuesday night.
- Governor Mike Braun has called for an investigation into NIPSCO as the outage stretched past its first week.
- ComEd crews have been deployed from Illinois to assist with restoration efforts, and World Central Kitchen has been providing free meals to affected residents.
- NIPSCO is also facing a lawsuit tied to the prolonged outage, which has been linked in part to a transmission line setback in Schererville.
- Some residents have expressed frustration with the length of the outage. "At night the house is burning up," Gary resident Dale Pugh said. "You have to open the windows and all the doors to stay cool. And you know, it's unacceptable." Some community members gathered for a prayer service Monday night at Tree of Life Missionary Baptist Church, led by Pastor Jamal Bryant, to support one another during the extended outage.
- Safety tips for those still without power:
- Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed — food will stay frozen up to 36-48 hours in a full freezer
- If using a generator, run it outdoors only, at least 20 feet from windows, doors, and vents, to prevent carbon monoxide buildup
- Avoid touching downed or hanging power lines, and report them immediately
- Unplug heat-producing appliances like stoves, irons, and curling irons to prevent fire hazards when power returns
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ComEd crews from Illinois have been deployed to assist with restoration, and World Central Kitchen has been providing free meals to affected residents throughout the outage.
Governor Mike Braun called for an investigation into NIPSCO as the outage neared its first week. NIPSCO is also facing a lawsuit tied to the prolonged restoration timeline.
The utility company expects all customers to have power restored by Tuesday night, marking two weeks since the outage began.
NIPSCO says a few thousand customers remain without power, most of them in Gary, following storms that knocked out service to several Northwest Indiana communities on August 11.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Gary.
The Tornado Warning is no longer in effect.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Warning that is projected to last until 11:45 a.m.
Incident reported at Lake and Porter IN.
Affected by the weeks-long outage? Comment in the chat or go live to share your experience.
ComEd crews from Illinois have been deployed to assist with restoration, and World Central Kitchen has been providing free meals to affected residents throughout the outage.
Governor Mike Braun called for an investigation into NIPSCO as the outage neared its first week. NIPSCO is also facing a lawsuit tied to the prolonged restoration timeline.
The utility company expects all customers to have power restored by Tuesday night, marking two weeks since the outage began.
NIPSCO says a few thousand customers remain without power, most of them in Gary, following storms that knocked out service to several Northwest Indiana communities on August 11.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Gary.
The Tornado Warning is no longer in effect.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Warning that is projected to last until 11:45 a.m.
Incident reported at Lake and Porter IN.
Affected by the weeks-long outage? Comment in the chat or go live to share your experience.
ComEd crews from Illinois have been deployed to assist with restoration, and World Central Kitchen has been providing free meals to affected residents throughout the outage.
Governor Mike Braun called for an investigation into NIPSCO as the outage neared its first week. NIPSCO is also facing a lawsuit tied to the prolonged restoration timeline.
The utility company expects all customers to have power restored by Tuesday night, marking two weeks since the outage began.
NIPSCO says a few thousand customers remain without power, most of them in Gary, following storms that knocked out service to several Northwest Indiana communities on August 11.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Gary.
The Tornado Warning is no longer in effect.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Warning that is projected to last until 11:45 a.m.
Incident reported at Lake and Porter IN.
Affected by the weeks-long outage? Comment in the chat or go live to share your experience.
ComEd crews from Illinois have been deployed to assist with restoration, and World Central Kitchen has been providing free meals to affected residents throughout the outage.
Governor Mike Braun called for an investigation into NIPSCO as the outage neared its first week. NIPSCO is also facing a lawsuit tied to the prolonged restoration timeline.
The utility company expects all customers to have power restored by Tuesday night, marking two weeks since the outage began.
NIPSCO says a few thousand customers remain without power, most of them in Gary, following storms that knocked out service to several Northwest Indiana communities on August 11.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Gary.
The Tornado Warning is no longer in effect.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Warning that is projected to last until 11:45 a.m.
Incident reported at Lake and Porter IN.
Affected by the weeks-long outage? Comment in the chat or go live to share your experience.
ComEd crews from Illinois have been deployed to assist with restoration, and World Central Kitchen has been providing free meals to affected residents throughout the outage.
Governor Mike Braun called for an investigation into NIPSCO as the outage neared its first week. NIPSCO is also facing a lawsuit tied to the prolonged restoration timeline.
The utility company expects all customers to have power restored by Tuesday night, marking two weeks since the outage began.
NIPSCO says a few thousand customers remain without power, most of them in Gary, following storms that knocked out service to several Northwest Indiana communities on August 11.
The address reported for this incident has changed to Gary.
The Tornado Warning is no longer in effect.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Warning that is projected to last until 11:45 a.m.
Incident reported at Lake and Porter IN.
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This is shameful! Where is the governor and all the rest of the politicians? We have a surplus and no y can provide the necessary services to those poor people?
Maybe they should stop shooting at the power people and they'd get it back on for them
@6817 this was already handled and no one was shooting directly at the nipsco people. Essentially it was stray bullets
Feel like if it weren’t Gary, they’d have it on by now
Remember this when you go to vote!
This is shameful! Where is the governor and all the rest of the politicians? We have a surplus and no y can provide the necessary services to those poor people?
Maybe they should stop shooting at the power people and they'd get it back on for them
@6817 this was already handled and no one was shooting directly at the nipsco people. Essentially it was stray bullets
Feel like if it weren’t Gary, they’d have it on by now
Remember this when you go to vote!
This is shameful! Where is the governor and all the rest of the politicians? We have a surplus and no y can provide the necessary services to those poor people?
Maybe they should stop shooting at the power people and they'd get it back on for them
@6817 this was already handled and no one was shooting directly at the nipsco people. Essentially it was stray bullets
Feel like if it weren’t Gary, they’d have it on by now
Remember this when you go to vote!
This is shameful! Where is the governor and all the rest of the politicians? We have a surplus and no y can provide the necessary services to those poor people?
Maybe they should stop shooting at the power people and they'd get it back on for them
@6817 this was already handled and no one was shooting directly at the nipsco people. Essentially it was stray bullets
Feel like if it weren’t Gary, they’d have it on by now
Remember this when you go to vote!
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This is shameful! Where is the governor and all the rest of the politicians? We have a surplus and no y can provide the necessary services to those poor people?
Maybe they should stop shooting at the power people and they'd get it back on for them
@6817 this was already handled and no one was shooting directly at the nipsco people. Essentially it was stray bullets
Feel like if it weren’t Gary, they’d have it on by now
Remember this when you go to vote!