Severe Storm Hits Michigan City, LaPorte Areas

A severe thunderstorm clobbered the Michigan City and LaPorte areas last night. The National Weather Service says one reporting station measured a wind gust in excess of 100 miles an hour. In LaPorte County the storm caused at least some injuries, but details aren’t available this morning. The storm broke a lot of utility poles, leaving more than 20-thousand customers without power. It also blew over a lot of trees and blew at least one semi truck off of an area highway. And a harbor in Michigan reports boats damaged and missing.