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Article: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 28, 2009
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The Indiana Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
January 28, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
State EOC Activation Level
Level III - Active Emergency Conditions - A situation has occurred requiring limited activation of the emergency operations center.
Description of Incident
A severe winter storm system moved through the state dumping heavy snow and freezing rain across most of Indiana. Up to 13 inches of snow and 1 inch of ice reported across central and southern Indiana causing power outages and transportation issues. School systems and county government offices across most of the southern 2/3 of the state were closed. Numerous traffic accidents and hundreds of road closures ...