Lake County (Ind.) under state of emergency, per governor, following recent rounds of strong storms
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — Lake County in Northwest Indiana is among 18 counties in the state now under a state of emergency, per Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, after recently being slammed by strong storms.
Braun declared the state of emergency for Lake County and 17 other counties in Indiana last week Friday (April 11). The state of emergency is effective for 30 days from the governor's declaration.
'Due to flooding, storm, and tornado damage, I am declaring a state of disaster emergency in Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Delaware, Gibson, Hamilton, Harrison, Lake, Madison, Marshall, Martin, Owen, Perry, Posey, Spencer, and Warrick counties,' Braun posted on his X feed Friday. 'This is effective for 30 days and allows the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to begin providing financial assistance to impacted communities who have eligible expenses under the State Disaster Relief Fund program.
'It is my hope that this step enables residents, businesses, and local government to access needed resources and assistance as they assess and recover from these devastating weather events.'
Northwest Indiana was hit hard by two severe weather events within two weeks last month.
On Wednesday, March 19, an elementary school and multiple homes were damaged in Gary, displacing dozens of families. Gary is in Lake County.
A National Weather Service survey team confirmed much of the damage was the result of an EF-1 tornado, packing winds ranging from 86 to 110 miles per hour. Frankie Woods McCullough Academy, an elementary school, had part of its roof torn off by the strong winds. The school reopened last week.
Then, on Sunday, March, 30, another round of strong storms rolled through Northwest Indiana, causing considerable damage and one reported fatality, when 34-year-old truck driver Jagbir Singh of Ontario, Canada, was killed in Valparaiso after strong winds caused his trailer and cab to overturn.
Valparaiso is in Porter County, which is not under the governor's state of emergency declaration.
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