TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WTWO/WAWV) — Update: As of 7:40 a.m. more than 5,000 customers in the Wabash Valley are without power Saturday morning as strong winds continue to batter the area following severe, deadly, storms Friday night.
A glance at Duke Energy‘s Indiana outage map shows numerous customers across the state without power Saturday morning. Closer to home more than 3,000 customers are without power in the Wabash Valley. The hardest hit area appears to be Bloomington which the map reports has at least 10,000 customers without power.
Duke Energy has posted the following statement regarding the ongoing restoration efforts;
Strong, persistent winds are forecasted for much of Saturday. We expect these gusty condition to cause additional outages and, to some degree, slow the progress of restoration from last night’s storms. Crews have already begun making repairs where conditions allow. Once winds subside across the region the pace of our outage restoration will increase. We greatly appreciate your patience.
Duke Energy’s Outage Map Website
The WIN Energy REMC outage map is currently reporting 2,712 customers without power.
WIN Energy released the following statement regarding outages and today’s planned meeting;
WIN Energy REMC Annual Meeting scheduled for today (4/1/2023) at Vincennes Lincoln High School and Vincennes Clark Middle School has been postponed. Last night our Sullivan District suffered extensive storm damage and widespread outages. Our priority is getting our members power back as quickly and safely as possible. Plans will be made to have the meeting at a later date, no timeframe is available at this time.
WIN Energy REMC currently has 2,728 members without power, mainly in the Sullivan District. Crews worked throughout the night and will continue to restore power. If you experience a power outage, please report the outage to WIN Energy REMC through our Automated Outage Express number at 888-456-9876, through your SmartHub account or mobile app, or by texting “OUT” to 85700.
WIN Energy REMC News Release
Update: 10:45 pm – over 2,000 people are without power in Sullivan and Knox County.
Numerous power outages are being reported by Duke Energy and Win Energy because of high winds and storms.
As of 10:15 pm outages are reported in Prairie Creek and Farmersburg, with between approximately 50 residences without power.
Throughout the Valley, in both Indiana and Illinois, there are a number of reports of downed trees and power lines.
