WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• More than 95% of all I&M customers had power restored as of 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night following severe weather last Sunday that included a confirmed tornado near Edwardsburg, Michigan.

• I&M employees, mutual assistance personnel and contractors were successful in restoring several large customer outages Tuesday, including getting the lights back on for more than 4,000 customers in Niles, Michigan after a substation suffered damaged in the storm.

• At peak, approximately 60,000 I&M customers were without power. More than 55,300 customers have been restored with approximately 3,000 Indiana and approximately 1,300 Michigan customers without service.

• I&M anticipates remaining customers who can receive power will be restored later Tuesday evening or Wednesday. Crews will work throughout the night to restore customers.

• I&M has a robust 2,700-member storm restoration team from nine states helping communities get power back as safely and as quickly as possible.

• I&M urges the public to remain a safe distance away from crews restoring power. Our team is working near dangerous equipment, often in clearly marked safe areas. If driving this evening, please be alert in work zones and give enough room to keep crews safe.

WEATHER RESTORATION EFFORTS:

• Restoration crews have been working around the clock since last Sunday evening but remain in good spirits and are dedicated to safely restoring power to all impacted customers.

• Crews will work Wednesday in the hard-hit areas of Elkhart and St. Joseph County in Indiana and in Berrien and Cass Counties in Michigan. Our team will focus on replacing broken and damaged poles, restringing power lines and repairing various equipment to restore remaining customers.

• Damage assessment is nearly complete. In Indiana, crews discovered 993 individual spans of downed power lines, 166 broken or damaged poles and 26 damaged transformers. In Michigan, crews report finding 314 individual spans of downed power lines, 152 broken or damaged poles and 27 damaged transformers.