(WXIN/WTTV) — Duke Energy, AES Indiana and Indiana-Michigan Power are currently working to restore power for thousands of customers as high winds and lashing rain slam central Indiana.
Remnants of Hurricane Helene, which has caused over one million people to be without power as the storm passes through the coast of Florida toward Georgia, have brought local impacts Friday as many events were postponed or canceled .
Helene’s remnants prompt delays and closures around Indiana
These impacts have now led to thousands of outages that have been reported throughout central Indiana Friday evening.
According to Duke Energy’s power outage map , 21,219 customers were without power as of 11:15 p.m. Friday. The majority of these outages have been reported just east of Cumberland near N. 600 W. and U.S. Highway 40.
Meanwhile, AES Indiana has reported 57,322 outages as of this article’s publication. The majority of these outages have been reported on the north side of Indianapolis near Bishop Chatard High School on Crittenden Avenue.