The Porter County Emergency Management Agency has requested the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s assistance in conducting damage assessments of properties throughout Porter County from Sunday’s storm.

IDHS teams will be in Porter County on Thursday to survey damage, according to a release. Personnel will be wearing IDHS clothing and also carry government credentials to identify themselves.

Collecting assessment data using this process will help IDHS and Porter County determine if thresholds that trigger government assistance have been met.

Porter County Emergency Management Director Lance Bella stated, “This is the next step to developing a course of action in the disaster recovery process.”

Residents of Porter County are still encouraged to contact Indiana 211 at 866-211- 9966 or by going to in211.org (Select: DAMAGE REPORTING) to report severe storm damage.

Data collected from the 211 Process will be utilized by the Damage Assessment Teams being deployed.

Agricultural damage should be reported to the Purdue Extension.