Power outage in Gary.
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LAW DAWG
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Gary definitely was put at the end of the line.
More than two weeks after violent storms wiped out power to thousands of customers, the lights and air conditioners were finally back on Wednesday for almost all residents of Gary, Indiana.
As of Wednesday evening, just over 100 utility customers in the city of 69,000 were still experiencing outages, according to the Northern Indiana Public Service Co., known as NIPSCO.
“Storm restoration efforts related to the Aug. 11 storm and subsequent weather events are substantially complete,” the company said in an update on its website Wednesday morning.
www.nbcnews.com
More than two weeks after violent storms wiped out power to thousands of customers, the lights and air conditioners were finally back on Wednesday for almost all residents of Gary, Indiana.
As of Wednesday evening, just over 100 utility customers in the city of 69,000 were still experiencing outages, according to the Northern Indiana Public Service Co., known as NIPSCO.
“Storm restoration efforts related to the Aug. 11 storm and subsequent weather events are substantially complete,” the company said in an update on its website Wednesday morning.
Gary, Indiana, nears full power restoration more than 2 weeks after violent storms
A powerful derecho struck northern Indiana and other parts of the Midwest on Aug. 11, knocking out power to tens of thousands.
www.nbcnews.com
unknown1
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Ya'll do realize that there are other cities in Indiana that still have power issues too, right? This isn't a "blame them folks" situation. It's a situation where a powerful derecho hit a state and destroyed a large portion of their power grid. It's a broke red state no different than being a Mississippi of the Midwest.
LAW DAWG
TSU LOVE
Gary was put at the end of the line, and would have likely been dead last had they not successfully raised awareness via social media platforms. Other than another town, a fifteen minute drive away, all other listed nearby towns had their power restored despite being significantly less populated than Gary.
Per AI Overview:
All of the other cities listed (East Chicago, Griffith, Merrillville, Hammond, and Highland) had their power restored before Portage and Gary.
(The information is sourced from official power restoration schedules and public updates issued by NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Corporation) and regional news coverage following the severe storms and tornadoes in Northwest Indiana in August 2026.)
Per AI Overview:
All of the other cities listed (East Chicago, Griffith, Merrillville, Hammond, and Highland) had their power restored before Portage and Gary.
(The information is sourced from official power restoration schedules and public updates issued by NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Corporation) and regional news coverage following the severe storms and tornadoes in Northwest Indiana in August 2026.)
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