TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Wednesday brought heavy wind and rain to our area. The storms causing serious damage in parts of the Wabash Valley. Today, power crews and government employees were out in full force to clean up the damage.
Yesterday, storms ripped through Indiana with high winds and heavy rain, leaving over 9,000 without power, fallen trees and debris. Rick Burger, District Manager of Duke Energy, said they have been working nonstop to get power back up and running. Burger says 66% of the customer’s effected now have power.
“What I wanna assure the people is we’re working, we got extra crews in here and we’re working safely. We want them to be safe too. You see those lines down, stay away,” said Burger.
Most of the damage was caused by high winds reaching in some areas, up to 70 miles per hour. Community member, Don Shattuck says the storm became strong fast, so he decided to retreat back into his apartment. Shattuck also says his neighborhood is still without power.
“The wind was so strong. I mean everything, peeking out you just saw wind blowing,” said Shattuck.
Vigo County Commissioner Mike Morris said the community has come out and got to work to clear the debris.
“People in Vigo County are always willing to lend a helping hand. They get out here pretty quickly and they help each other,” said Morris.
Burger also says his team believes there are more broken powerlines out there that they haven’t found, so they need the community to remain watchful and safe.
Fallen powerlines can be very dangerous. They can be still charged with electricity, even if you can’t see it. If you see any broken powerlines, call Duke Energy immediately.
Louisville from Dallas to Woodsmall has multiple trees town with powerlines and will be closed until further notice.
