Ind. 2 reopens, power being restored following storms

Ind. 2 between U.S. 231 and Interstate 65 reopened to traffic early Friday morning after being closed due to downed power lines caused by Wednesday night's storms.

Residents, officials surveying damage in wake of Wednesday night storms

Dan Wolfe and his family returned to their Merrillville home Wednesday night after the storms had passed to find a tree had smashed his car.

Storm photos from around the Region

Tim Jenkins cuts up fallen trees on his aunt Elaine Erickson's property in Winfield. Several trees on the property were toppled by Wednesday's storm.

Storm photos from around the Region

Indiana Rt. 2 between I-65 and U.S. 231 will be closed for several days until crews and erect new power transmission towers and lines. Three or four towers were destroyed by Wednesday night's storm.

Storm photos from around the Region

Workers on Thursday assess the damage to the Dawn Foods building under construction in Merrillville. Wednesday's storm toppled part of the building.

Storm photos from around the Region

The Twin Rock Farm operated by Ron Hoffman sustained major damage to some storage bins and other areas of the farm due to Wednesday's storm.

Storm photos from around the Region

Indiana Rt. 2 between I-65 and U.S. 231 will be closed for several days until crews and erect new power transmission towers and lines. Three or four power transmission towers in Lowell were destroyed by Wednesday night's storm.

Storm photos from around the Region

The Donovan family on Indiana Rt. 2 cleans up after Wednesday's storm destroyed their garage.

Storm photos from around the Region

Wednesday's storm toppled part of the Dawn Foods building currently under construction in Merrillville.

Storm photos from around the Region

Indiana Rt. 2 between I-65 and U.S. 231 will be closed for several days until crews and erect new power transmission towers and lines. Three or four power transmission towers in Lowell were destroyed by Wednesday night's storm.

Storm photos from around the Region

Tim Jenkins cuts up fallen trees on his aunt Elaine Erickson's property Thursday in Winfield. Several trees on the property were toppled by Wednesday's storm.

Storm photos from around the Region

Martin Hoffman, left, and his son Ron Hoffman and Gary Conley decide how they will unload beans from a partially standing storage bin at Twin Rock Farm in Hebron. The farm sustained major damage after Wednesday's storm.

Roof blows off LOFS house, vehicles overturn during storm

Heavy thunderstorms left tens of thousands without power, blew a roof off a home, downed power lines and overturned vehicles throughout the region Wednesday night.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Storm chasers must heed warnings

The tragic death of noted weather researcher and former Discovery Channel storm chaser Tim Samaras has shaken all of us in the meteorological community.

Crown Point native faced storms siide by side with tornado chasers

In this May 26, 2006, file photo, tornado chaser Tim Samaras shows the probes he uses when trying to collect data in Ames, Iowa. Jim Samaras said Sunday his brother Tim Samaras was killed along with Tim’s son, Paul Samaras, and another chaser, Carl Young, on Friday.

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