(La Porte County, IN) - Some power outages remain from overnight storms.

 

According to NIPSCO, about 250 of their customers were without service this morning in Michigan City. On Monday afternoon, linemen reduced that outage to just over 70 interruptions. Nearly half of the over 40 customers of NIPSCO without service this morning had power back on this afternoon.

 

Indiana Michigan Power Company reported about 140 customers still without service this afternoon in the New Buffalo area.

 

La Porte County Highway Department Superintendent Duane Werner said more than two inches of rain and closer to three inches in spots came down along with high winds. He said about a dozen trees fell during the night, most of those in northern parts of La Porte County.

 

Crews responded to where fallen trees and limbs existed to start cleaning up the storm debris.

 

“We’ve been chasing trees pretty much during most of the night and today also,” Werner said.

Police also responded to a handful of motor vehicle accidents from hydroplaning caused by the heavy rain.