Power outage update: According to Indiana Michigan Power spokesperson Erica Putt, as of 6:00 a.m., Wednesday, crews were dealing with 35 outage cases in the Fort Wayne area, all but three have less than 10 customers reported to be without power. The biggest outage is near IPFW and the Canterbury Greens Apartments. Putt says 140 I&M customers are in the dark.
The other spots experiencing issues are Leo and Waynedale. She says some tress are down in those areas so they have crews assessing the problems therefore no restoration time can be declared at this time. Stay tuned to WOWO for more updates.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Heavy winds are causing power outages across the entire listening area.
According to I&M, about 6,000 scattered outages have been reported as of 7:35 p.m. As of 10:30 p.m. their maps show that Allen County has about 31 open cases, affecting 578 customers.
Around 6,000 scattered outages across Indiana and Michigan. Check your address on our outage map at https://t.co/4zVmHk8JmE.
— I&M (@IN_MI_Power) January 11, 2017
To get a full update of outages, visit the I&M Outage Map.
The outages look to be scattered across the city with a large concentration St. Joe Rd. and St. Joe Center Rd. north of Ivy Tech. Another larger outage is reported north of Schlatter Rd. near Leo Rd.
Areas around Marion, Muncie and Elkhart in Indiana, and St. Joseph in Michigan have the most reported outages in the region as of 10:30 p.m.
Related: Wind Advisory issued for Northeast Indiana
