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  • Severe storms cause lasting impacts for Indiana residents

    Severe storms cause lasting impacts for Indiana residents

    A powerful derecho — a far-traveling group of thunderstorms and straight-line winds — passed through Indiana on Aug. 11, with winds reaching over 100 miles per hour and resulting in record-breaking flooding. Three weeks after this powerful storm, many residents have just gotten their power back after weeks-long outages.  Sophomore biochemistry major Breck Terpstra is…