INDIANA, (WOWO): Indiana Michigan Power crews assessing the effects of Sunday’s wind storm identified several broken poles and a large amount of other damaged equipment, leading to estimated times of restoration later in the week. The power company released the following estimations along with other relevant information:
Approximate number of I&M customers without power in Michigan:
- Benton Harbor area: 6,750 customers (down from 18,000)
- Three Rivers area: 7,340 customers (down from 11,400)
- Buchanan area: 2,487 customers (down from 9,800)
- New Buffalo area: 1,100 customers (down from 2,400)
Approximate number of I&M customers without power in Indiana:
- Fort Wayne area: 800 customers (down from 8,400)
- South Bend area: 3,875 customers (down from 12,500)
- Elkhart area: 300 customers (down from 1,500)
- Muncie area: 59 customers (down from 1,000)
- Marion area: 2,100 customers
- Elwood area: 160 customers (down from 400)
- Hartford City area: 3 customers (down from 200)
All I&M customers who lost service as a result of Sunday’s wind storm are expected to be restored by Friday night.
Michigan restoration estimates:
Buchanan area: 11 p.m. Thursday
- Benton Harbor area: 9 p.m. Friday
- Three Rivers area: 11 p.m. Friday
Indiana restoration estimates:
- Decatur area: fully restored
- Avilla area: Noon today
- Fort Wayne area: Noon Wednesday
- Elkhart area: Noon today
- South Bend area: 6 p.m. Thursday
- Muncie, Winchester and Elwood areas: 9 p.m. today
- Marion and Hartford City areas: 11 p.m. Friday
