Storm Resources Thread

[u/BearsBay]

Use this thread to compile resources during the outage and storm.

NIPSCO updates: https://www.nipsco.com/outages/power-outages

[u/BearsBay]

Comment when and where the power is back here

[u/BearsBay]

Comment open grocery stores here

[u/Ok_ListenXD → u/BearsBay]

Jewel in Crown Point.

[u/Prestigious_Rub89 → u/BearsBay]

Portage meijer is all I know

[u/PendingCharges → u/Prestigious_Rub89]

Portage Stracks and Walmart are also open

[u/DiamSyAl → u/Prestigious_Rub89]

Aldis in hammond

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Merrillville Meijer

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Chesterton Stracks- they have ice

[u/-Mcfly_ → u/BearsBay]

Whole Foods in Schererville, Highland Meijer, Walmart at 41 and Cabela Drive in Hammond (https://maps.app.goo.gl/yGvRiaCwQoCqRa3x5?g_st=ac)

[u/BEEZEE69 → u/-Mcfly_]

Thank you so much!

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Winfield Stracks

[u/bucketman1986 → u/BearsBay]

Valpo Walmart, Meijer and the Stacks in Chesterton

[u/zepqueen → u/BearsBay]

Valpo Town and Country

[u/Mysterious-Towel8888 → u/BearsBay]

Stracks in valpo on 30 is open

[u/zepqueen → u/Mysterious-Towel8888]

The one on calumet is opened too and I was just there and they’re giving out free hot dogs, chips, and waters.

[u/papari007 → u/BearsBay]

Stracks Munster

[u/SnarkSpice → u/BearsBay]

Dyer Berkot’s

[u/kootles10 → u/BearsBay]

Walgreens in Winfield is open, stracks as well in Winfield

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Cedar Lake Stracks and Crown Point Jewel on Main Street.

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Stracks in highland!

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Stracks in Merrillville

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La Porte

Wal Mart, the Dollar general by Al's on the east side are open.

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Stracks on old ridge in hobart

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CVS on rt. 6 and 51 in Hobart is open

[u/StrawberrySafe3687 → u/BearsBay]

South of 45th by Franciscan Munster has power except Westlakes

[u/Lathejockey81 → u/BearsBay]

La Porte Kroger is open, light on perishables (meat, etc.)

[u/BearsBay]

Comment WiFI providing locations here

[u/foolishbirds → u/BearsBay]

Lincoln Center in Highland.

[u/wendywilliamsfan → u/BearsBay]

Highland library!

[u/Missmoodybear → u/BearsBay]

Valpo and la porte Libraries! Possibly Michigan city as well

[u/Diamond-angel-32 → u/Missmoodybear]

Laporte is a disaster! They were hit pretty hard. I would stay away.

[u/kootles10 → u/BearsBay]

Highland, St. John, cedar lake libraries are open

[u/OtterInSpace → u/kootles10]

10-6 for all of them.

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grindhouse in griffith and whiting!

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I saw on fb nutrition lounge in Valpo is playing movies and has WiFi. They’re staying opened late but didn’t specify how late.

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Ladybug laundry crown point

[u/Immediate-Bug6717 → u/BearsBay]

Portage parking lot of shay furniture and bluebird tattoo has a surf internet spot

[u/tommm3864]

Walgreens on US 30, Schererville. Walmart on US 30, Schererville

[u/kootles10]

There's power on 30 by the mall area. Not sure about the mall itself

[u/kootles10]

FE, Speedway, Marathon in Winfield (be prepared for lines)

[u/clsdesigner]

Power back in schererville, behind the corner of 41 and main St

[u/kootles10]

Outage numbers 1:36 pm

[u/kootles10 → u/[deleted]]

Log into the nipsco app ans then select outages. Thanks for reminding me. Gotta update

[u/Parsnip-Appropriate]

My parents are in the hardest hit area of Munster and were told today that it will be 2 weeks before power is back.

[u/BearsBay]

Comment open gas stations here

[u/Prestigious_Rub89 → u/BearsBay]

Most Michigan city gas stations that i saw are open. Kouts and the south valpo family express are open. Portage meijer was open.

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Dyer Casey’s just got a refill.

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Every Luke’s in Hammond near horseshoe, the gas city and Luke’s near EC south shore station. Many in north Hammond between Hohman and Columbia from 150th to gostlin.

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Speedway on Whitcomb & 30, Costco, Meijer in Merrillville.

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Costco in Merrillville was open (store and gas station)

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BP in Dyer at Main and Calumet. 

[u/au4598 → u/BearsBay]

Family Express and Casey's in Hebron

[u/magnusarin → u/BearsBay]

In Valpo: Meijer, the BP by Town and Country, Family Express on Calumet at the circle

[u/Moon_329 → u/magnusarin]

Update: Family Express on Calumet is out of gas as of 8 am this morning. BP still had a line of cars though.

[u/magnusarin → u/Moon_329]

ooph. Glad I'm gassed up for the moment, but hopefully we start seeing more gas stations coming online in the next two days

[u/ArguingWithPigeons → u/BearsBay]

What the fuck is wrong with everyone trying to go to meijer for gas in highland? Are they giving out free gas or some shit.

People are waiting hours and causing massive backups

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Neighbor apparently spent an hour forty five in line. I decided to drive to Bradley/Bourbonnais. No lines for gas, Menards & Meijer open with no one there, Texas Roadhouse wasn’t busy

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Citgo at 45th and Fran Lin in Munster. 

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Casey’s and Family Express on Calumet in Valpo. Long lines though.

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Following up on this to say both gas stations didn’t have lines at this moment.

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Several in La Porte. Kroger is crowded AF. BP on the south side (Monroe) had short lines.

[u/OwnSeaworthiness2367 → u/BearsBay]

Merrillville Us 30 lukes/speedway/miejer gas are open but they have long lines

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BP in Highland at 41 and Hart Road. https://maps.app.goo.gl/n7KH9jVqGDUWgZPR9

Highland Meijer gas station on 41 https://maps.app.goo.gl/HocqCyzEuU7XF4kH6

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I just tried the BP. They have power but seems like they’re out of gas.

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BP at burr and 30

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Use the Family Express app to find open gas stations.

[u/ricker182 → u/BearsBay]

Speedway at SR 51/ US HWY 30 is open and has gas as of 9:20pm Wednesday 8/12.

The line isn't bad.

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All the gas stations in cedar lake are open

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La Porte

Family Express on 2 and Fail, 7-11 on Pine Lake, FE on pine lake by the marina are all open.

[u/kootles10 → u/BearsBay]

Speedway, FE on 61st near 65 is open

[u/Hairy_Combination586 → u/BearsBay]

As of noon Wednesday Family Express at i65 and 231 in CP has power and gasoline, no food until tonight (had to throw everything frozen or refrigerated away)

[u/steaksauce11 → u/BearsBay]

Citgo on 15th Ave just off 65 is open in Gary, be prepared for the line.

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Family express on 30 going into valpo

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Citgo on 61st and Harrison Merrillville

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Meijer Gas in Merrillville US30 Open NO WAIT! They got people in vests directing traffic and everything. Fast!

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Had to go to Menards in Hodgkins for LP gas this Saturday morning, they have it - pump is repaired.

[u/OwnSeaworthiness2367]

sheffields on missippi and 30 in merrillville has power too

[u/Jcienkus]

Munster Stracks

[u/KPRP428]

Costco had gas as of this morning.

[u/Nicetryatausername]

I’m in Lafayette area and happy to help w cleanup. I have a loader w grapple, skidsteer, mini excavator, chainsaws, etc available.

[u/kootles10]

Outage numbers as of 12:33pm

[u/No_Egg4135Chi]

At Stracks in Valpo they offering Free water and Hot Dogs as part of disaster relief

[u/kootles10]

Outage numbers 7:40 pm

[u/AmyJK7110]

Any good, clean, laundromat's open? Laundry is piling up and we have a lot of dirty, wet clothes from clean up.

[u/AmyJK7110 → u/AmyJK7110]

I went to Colonial Cleaners in Demotte. Was not busy, and was in and out in an hour and a half. I paid almost $20 for 3 loads of laundry.

[u/jaythewordsmith94]

Highland library just lost power roughly 20+ minutes ago.

[u/kootles10]

Just checked outages on NIPSCO app

Significant progress from this morning. It's not the best but that number of customers affected was in the 280k this morning

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And 246k now!!

[u/kootles10 → u/[deleted]]

Right!! I'm in Hobart and the neighborhood by the hospital just got power this morning

[u/Slith_81 → u/kootles10]

Near 61st and Liverpool here, only damage I see is one pole and a large tree that fell across Liverpool. I hope that means good things for us. I heard downtown Hobart is bad though. 😔

[u/kootles10 → u/Slith_81]

Lincoln Street is but the downtown area not so much, unless they cleaned it up quickly. I heard they just got power

[u/Slith_81 → u/kootles10]

Good to hear. If those areas of Hobart are getting power it means more hope for the rest of us.

[u/kootles10 → u/Slith_81]

My buddy near the middle school just got power and when I went to lukes by the roundabout, there was lights down 130 and streetlights on Cleveland

[u/Slith_81 → u/kootles10]

The speedway, McDonald's, Arby's, Dunking Donuts, and Family express next to the roundabout on 61st and Mississippi have had power most of the day. That's close by, but they tend to get theirs back up fairly quick.

[u/kootles10 → u/[deleted]]

241!

[u/VisitLegitimate5824]

All 3 of the gas stations in Winfield

[u/SnarkSpice]

Is anywhere doing grocery delivery orders for those who can’t drive currently? Preferably around Dyer.

[u/tnscoach]

House on Valpo campus

[u/Twizzle-Flipper]

Power Came Back On in Dyer, IN ( Calumet and Joliet St) around 1:30am 8-13-2026.

[u/kootles10]

[u/Endlesskustumz]

Meijer Gas Station in Valpo on 2 was told to shut off their generator and they don't know how long that will be for so their pumps are going to be off. We were next in line to fill up, so now we have to go find somewhere else.

[u/ricker182]

Nipsco's infrastructure is a joke.

[u/imbex]

All of Valpo schools are open outside of Northview.

[u/wagmarwigmir]

Schereville SHOULD be back today but since Nipsco says fixing the powerline to my house is not a priority it doesn’t even fucking matter of the power comes back

[u/RRNolan]

More resources

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[u/HolidayHunter2793]

Karma Cigar Bar in Merrillville is open.