Thousands in Indiana remain without power due to high winds

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana power companies worked Sunday to restore electricity to thousands of homes hit by Saturday's high winds.

More than 63,000 outages were reported by early evening Saturday. The number had dropped to about 7,700 by Sunday night.

Duke Energy reported fewer than 4,400 customers were without power. The company said it expected all remaining outages to be restored by 6 p.m. Monday.

Indiana Power & Light had about 3,300 customers without electricity.

NIPSCO reported it had yet to restore power to about 24 customers.

An earlier wind advisory from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis has expired but much of the state is under a freeze watch, with temperatures as low as the mid 20s expected early Tuesday.

The Weather Service also issued flood warnings for areas surrounding the Wabash, Muscatatuck and White rivers.