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Fourteen Days in the Dark: What Gary, Indiana Tells Us About Who Gets Rescued

by Brandi Richard Thompson | Aug 27, 2026 | From Brandi, Hazard-Specific Planning

By Brandi Richard Thompson Former Federal Emergency Management Official On August 11, a derecho crossed into northwest Indiana with a 99 mph gust recorded at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. It took down roughly 300,000 NIPSCO customers, about sixty percent of...