Power Outage in Milford, IN

The public reported trees were blown down as well as a power pole snapped in the area.

Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down from Milford extending east into Syracuse.

A trained spotter reported multiple trees and power lines were down. At least one power pole was snapped.

Sporadic tree and power line damage was reported across the county. However the highest concentration of damage was found along a path from Hastings to Milford. In and around the Hastings area, A house suffered damage to a add on room where the shingles were peeled off and thrown into the yard. Numerous trees and power lines down in the town of Milford, closing several streets, with a partially rotten tree falling onto a parked van, destroying the back half of the van and lifting the front right wheel off the ground several inches.

Approximately 50 trees were either uprooted or knocked down at Camp Mack on Waubee Lake. Most of the trees fell in open areas, but one tree did fall onto a building. No one was in the building at the time. Power lines were also reported down. Damage is estimated at $5,000.

A survey of damage at the Maple Leaf Farms Distribution center, southeast of Milford, concluded that straight line winds were the cause of damage to a cold storage building. As winds striking the west side of the building interacted with the pressure within the cold storage vault, causing a vacuum that resulted in numerous panels, as well as insulation, being pulled off the building. The refrigeration equipment did not suffer any damage. However, much of its contents were exposed to the outside air, resulting in some loss of the food. Roof damage was also reported at 3 smaller buildings. As the winds continued east, trees and power lines were knocked down in an around Blueberry Island, on Dewart Lake. Damage is estimated at $250,000 at Maple Leaf Farms and roughly $15,000 on Blueberry Island.