WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Most of Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) customers who lost power during yesterday’s storms have been restored.
- Our team worked safely overnight and throughout the day to clear downed trees, repair broken poles and fix downed wires.
- I&M appreciates our customers’ patience and messages of support for those who are performing the work. We also extend gratitude to the many restoration experts, both the I&M crews and those who came from out of state to assist them in restoring service to our customers.
- Customers who are still waiting for power to be restored should use the I&M app and enroll in text/email alerts for the fastest updates and estimated restoration times.
SITUATION:
Our storm restoration team continues to work safely after yesterday’s two rounds of severe weather disrupted service to customers in I&M’s Muncie, South Bend and southwest Michigan service areas.
Storm experts concentrated on those areas and have restored power to most of the affected customers. As of 4 p.m., there are approximately 1,000 customers in Indiana and nearly 100 customers in Michigan without power.
I&M’s storm restoration team expects to have power back on for most of those remaining customers by 11 p.m. tonight.
Our crews worked to remove fallen trees, repair damaged or broken poles and restring individual spans of downed wires through the overnight hours and this afternoon.
We thank our customers for their patience as we focused on safe restoration and for their messages of gratitude and support to those working on their behalf. We also want to acknowledge the restoration experts who worked safely for the past 24 hours to get the lights back on for our customers – and especially to those who answered the call for help from Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Outages as of 4 p.m.
Total: 1,171
Indiana: 1,046
- Muncie: 371
- South Bend:675
Michigan: 125
- Buchanan: 77
- Three Rivers: 48
Peak Outages: 19,626
RESTORATION UPDATES:
The quickest way to stay updated on restoration times is through the I&M app and text/email alerts. The app shows outage details for your home and business, and text or email alerts will send you estimated restoration times. Customers can download and enroll in alerts here.
Customers can also check outage status anytime at IndianaMichiganPower.com/OutageMap.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
- Watch out for downed wires. Stay away from downed power lines and anything it may be touching or is hidden by debris – like a fence or a tree. Report any hazard to I&M at 1-800-311-4634 or to local police.
- Be Alert. Trees could fall or drop limbs at any moment. Be alert and look around and up.
- Give crews space. If you see an I&M crew, please give them enough space to work and do not try to ask them questions. They are working with and near dangerous equipment.
- Some traffic lights are out. If a stoplight isn’t working, treat it as a stop sign. Take it slow on the road.
- Use generators safely. Connect all appliances directly to the generator. Don’t connect the generator's electrical output to any home or building electrical circuits. Don’t use gas-powered generators in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces, like inside a garage or a home.
- For more safety tips, visit IndianaMichiganPower.com/Weather.