Residents of La Porte County, along with residents in Porter County and Elkhart County are asked to contact Indiana 211 to report severe storm damage from July 15, 2024.
Continue readingStarke County Highway Department crews continue their efforts in cleaning up debris on roads from storms Monday night, along with the county’s firefighters, Starke County EMS personnel, Starke County EMA, NIPSCO and REMC workers.
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Highway department crews continue to work to clear trees, limbs, and other debris from roads after Monday’s severe storms. Electric crews are also attempting to get power restored to many area residents.
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During a Winamac Park Board meeting in June, Park Manager Dave DeLorenzo informed board members about a tree that fell during a storm which a broke nearby teeter-totter in the process.
When members met this month, DeLorenzo suggested another placement possibility rather than putting a new piece of equipment back in the same area. Continue reading
Those who’ve experienced property damage due to recent flooding can report it to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Department officials say homeowners, renters, businesses, and non-profit organizations can all report uninsured damage caused by severe storms and flooding since February 15. That could include structural damage to homes, as well as the loss of personal property.
Hoosier homeowners, renters, businesses and private nonprofit organizations that sustained uninsured damage as a result of recent flooding and severe storms are urged to report that damage online. Continue reading
A line of severe storms that ripped through the WKVI listening area Monday night left a path of destruction in their wake. Significant property damage has been reported in several areas. Jim Collins with Collins Insurance Agency in Knox urges owners to document everything and take necessary steps to protect property from further damage. Continue reading
If you sustained damage to your home or have large trees in your yard that need to be removed due to the storms that came through the area Monday night, be on the lookout for contractors seeking to cash in on the damage.
Fly-by-night contractors often go door to door after storms offering to help victims clear debris or patch up homes.
Storms with winds in excess of 80 miles per hour caused quite a bit of property damage in downtown LaPorte last night. A 2002 Saturn and a 2007 Chrysler in the 600 block of D Street sustained serious damage when a large tree branch fell. A 2004 Saturn and the roof of a home at 1001 Madison Street were flattened when a tree fell near the intersection of Madison and Harrison Streets. Widespread power outages were also reported in LaPorte after the storms tore through.
