(Indianapolis, IN) - La Porte County residents could be eligible for federal funding to help recover from the strong Monday night storms.

 

Residents are asked by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to call 866-211-9966 to report severe damage from the July 15 storm or do so on the Indiana 211 website.

 

Officials said collecting assessments through this process will help IDHS determine damage estimates and the next course of action to take in the disaster recovery process.

 

Residents in Porter and Elkhart counties are also requested to provide storm damage estimates through the same process. 

 

According to IDHS, other counties should reach out to their local emergency manager.  Agricultural damage should be reported to Purdue Extension. 

 

The storm produced at least two tornadoes and a large number of power outages.