Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest

Severe thunderstorms and high winds caused widespread power outages across the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, affecting approximately 540,000 homes and businesses. The disruptions occurred as a weather system moved through the region, impacting multiple states.

Indiana experienced the most significant damage, accounting for 267,000 of the total outages, which represents roughly 8% of the state's utility customers. Data provided by PowerOutage.us confirmed the scale of the infrastructure impact following the severe weather event.