Tag: power outages
WARSAW — At 1 a.m. Thursday morning, June 23, another storm swept through KREMC service territory affecting approximately 1,500 members. High winds brought down trees, downing power lines and breaking poles. As of 6:45 a.m., crews had restored service to 1,100 members. KREMC will continue to work toward restoring service to the remaining 400 members, currently without power, …read more.
WARSAW — Kosciusko REMC linemen see the light at the end of the tunnel. After working through the night last night and all day today, KREMC crews have successfully restored power to nearly all members. Currently 22 meters remain without power. “We are aware of the cause of these outages and hope to have power …read more.
MERRILLVILLE — With predictions of sleet, heavy snow and wind gusts of up to 45 mph, NIPSCO is preparing for any potential challenges in the event of any power outages.
MILFORD — Several Milford businesses and residents were in the dark early this morning on the reason why lights flickered and shut off around 5:30 a.m. Businesses along Old SR 15 were without power this morning while NIPSCO crews worked to restore electricity to the 96 affected customers. According to NIPSCO representative Eddie Melton, the …read more.
SYRACUSE — Following Monday’s ice storm, Dec. 28, lack of power was a common issue throughout Syracuse and some parts of Milford and North Webster. Four days later, one strip of Syracuse businesses is still waiting in the dark.
MERRILLVILLE — NIPSCO crews continue to work through icy, windy conditions to restore power to approximately 29,000 customers across northern Indiana currently without power as a result of Monday’s winter storm. A current list of affected communities can be found on NIPSCO’s online power outage map. The combination of ice and wind has created substantial, …read more.
WARSAW — High winds and ice have caused power outages for roughly 1,700 Kosciusko REMC members scattered throughout the county. At least 10 utility poles are broken. Isolated areas may experience prolonged outages. KREMC crews are currently working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. Ice and wind are also causing lines to …read more.
NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service has extended the freezing rain advisory until 7 p.m. this evening, Monday, Dec. 28. According to the NWS, warmer air lifting northward has changed most of the precipitation to rain. However, slick spots on roads remain possible through early evening. Ice accumulations on elevated surfaces such as power …read more.
By DENISE RODRIGUEZ NIPSCO Communications MERRILLVILLE — No one likes to be in the dark when it comes to a power outage. To enhance communications with their customers, NIPSCO is introducing a new way to report an electric outage. NIPSCO electric customers can now text the word “Out” to 444111 to notify the utility of an …read more.
Kosciusko REMC is currently reporting roughly 3,000 power outages in the northern part of the county due to the storm that blew through at about 3:30 p.m. today. The projected restoration time is between 1 and 2 hours. Please visit the KREMC website, Facebook page or Twitter newsfeed for updated information. To report an outage or …read more.
KREMC is currently reporting just under 500 outages. Additional crews from United REMC and Northeastern REMC have arrived and are working with KREMC crews. KREMC reminds everyone to stay away from downed lines, and to contact the co-op immediately to report these issues. To report an outage or downed power lines call 574-267-6331 or 1-800-790-7362. …read more.
Heavy snow and extremely high winds rolling through Kosciusko County have caused power outages for roughly 1,700 Kosciusko REMC members. Impacted members include those served by the Maple Leaf substation in the northern part of the county. Crews are currently working to restore the substation and are also responding to two broken poles on north …read more.
Currently less than 650 Kosciusko REMC members are still without power today. KREMC crews worked through the night and three additional crews have been called in for the clean-up efforts. KREMC reminds everyone to stay away from downed lines and to contact KREMC immediately to report these issues. To report an outage or downed power …read more.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — It is expected to take utility crews a couple more days to have all electricity restored in Fort Wayne, where city officials say more than 500 trees were toppled by a severe storm. Indiana Michigan Power reports nearly 50,000 customers around Fort Wayne remained without power Monday morning following Friday’s …read more.
Just when KREMC and visiting linemen had nearly restored all of the electric service wiped out by Friday’s storm, a second system Sunday packing high winds caused further scattered outages throughout Kosciusko County. At the present time KREMC is not able to determine the number of members affected from today’s weather, but continue to work …read more.
Kosciusko REMC reports restoration efforts continue this morning after a severe storm tore through Kosciusko County Friday afternoon and says some customers could remain without power until early Sunday evening. As of 10 a.m. about 400 to 500 members were still without power. KREMC workers reported finding more poles and lines down than initially expected. …read more.