By Liz Adkins
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — NIPSCO is continuing its efforts to restore power in Kosciusko County and surrounding areas after severe storms hit northern Indiana during the early morning hours of July 16.

In a statement on its website, NIPSCO said service to more than 75% of customers affected by the storm has been restored. Over 26,000 in the company’s service area are still without power.

NIPSCO also said residents in Goshen may experience outages extending into Friday, July 19, due to the volume of repairs needed. Over 2,700 NIPSCO customers in Goshen are without power. It estimates remaining impacted customers in most communities are expected to have power restored by 1 a.m. Thursday, July 18.

NIPSCO is reporting the following outages:

• Etna Green – 64
• Nappanee – 195
• Plymouth – 53
• Rochester – 79
• Syracuse – 205
• Warsaw – 184
• Winona Lake – 66