Meltdown: Ice thaw for slippery sidewalks includes salty consideration

Valparaiso University student Abby Accettura said she plans her winter footwear based on how much "white" she sees on the sidewalk outside her window.

Winds whip trees as brief storm batters region

Workers at the Lake County Fair clean up fallen bricks after Saturday's storm toppled part of a structure that held a public address speaker and a flag pole on the Industrial building. Building Superintendent Zern Hayden was slightly injured by the falling debris while trying to close the door.

Widespread damage reported throughout region after storm

A Toyota Corolla is crushed beneath a large tree branch that fell on it Tuesday at Institute Street and Michigan Avenue in Valparaiso.

Storm blows roof off of business

Jay Bridges of Car Quest Auto Parts surveys the roof of his store that was blown into the parking lot Tuesday in Merrillville after a severe storm.

Widespread damage reported throughout region after storm

A power line poll sits snapped in half Tuesday after a storm blew the CarQuest Auto Parts store's roof into it Tuesday along U.S. 30 in Merrillville. Parts of U.S. 30 were shut down early Tuesday morning while the damage was cleaned up.

Widespread damage reported throughout region after storm

Adam Carlisle surveys the damage Tuesday after a storm tore the roof off a building that houses CarQuest Auto Parts on U.S. 30 in Merrillville.

M'ville apartment residents displaced after storm

Tom Music of Lake Station cuts pieces from a tree Friday that fell in Calumet Park Cemetery during a storm that swept through the area on Thursday.

M'ville apartment residents displaced after storm

Workers clean up debris Friday at the Hickory Ridge Apartment complex following Thursday's storm that swept through Merrillville, knocking down tree branches, and damaging some buildings.

M'ville apartment residents displaced after storm

Ryan Kvarta of Crown Point helps pick up branches from a fallen tree in the Calumet Park Cemetery Friday. About seven trees were damaged in the cemetery when a storm swept through the area Thursday afternoon.

M'ville apartment residents displaced after storm

Several cars were damaged Thursday afternoon by falling debris from an apartment building roof in the Hickory Ridge Apartment complex after a storm swept through the area.

M'ville apartment residents displaced after storm

Brian Maxwell, of Bourbounais, Ill., cleans debris from behind a vehicle Friday at the Hickory Ridge Apartment complex after a storm knocked a roof from one of the buildings on Thursday.

M'ville apartment residents displaced after storm

Ryan Kvarta of Crown Point cools off Friday while working to cut fallen trees in Calumet Park Cemetery.

The collapse of WTC Tower 1

The collapse of World Trade Center North Tower, as viewed from a roof near Washington Square Park and Fifth Avenue in New York City, was captured by photographer Steve McCurry and is included in a touring exhibit at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Lone Construction Worker at Ground Zero

A construction worker hammers at wreckage of the World Trade Center as captured by photographer Eli Reed and is included in a touring exhibit tribute of art on view through Sept. 18 at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Home, vehicles, fish tank damaged in fireworks accident in South Haven

SOUTH HAVEN | A mortar firework that failed to launch Sunday sent pieces of asphalt flying through a neighborhood here, damaging two vehicles, a window and a fish tank.

Wild weather hits Wanatah

Hoosier Machinery Solutions general manager Dan Hill walks through his destroyed storage building Tuesday, Oct. 26, after a storm struck the region. The company facility was in Wanatah. No serious injuries were reported.

Tornado rips through LaPorte County

A home on County Road 700 South in Kouts had its small shed torn Tuesday during strong winds.

Tornado rips through LaPorte County

Todd Shireman looks at roof damage Tuesday at the home of Jim and Phyllis Smoker in Wanatah.

Tornado rips through LaPorte County

Hoosier Machinery Solutions general manager Dan Hill walks through his destroyed storage building Tuesday at the company in Wanatah.

Track damage disrupts all South Shore service

The South Shore train service was temporarily suspended Thursday because of track damage caused by a freight train, according to the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Web site.