Online only: Thousands in Bloomington still without power after Sunday storm

About 3,600 Bloomington residents were still without power Monday afternoon from a storm that swept through Bloomington Sunday night, downing trees and closing roads.\nDuke Energy Indiana spokesperson Angeline Protogere said about 14,000 people in Bloomington and 121,000 Indiana residents experienced power outages from the storm.\nCrews from Duke Energy, which completed a merger with Cinergy Energy Monday, have been working around the clock and hope to restore power to all customers by late today, Protogere said. \nThe Monroe County Highway Department cleared more than 100 trees from roadways across the county, said John Chambers, Monroe County Highway Superintendent. As of 4 p.m. Monday only Lucas Lane and Cedar Bluff Road remained closed. Highway crews cleared most roads by early Monday morning but were waiting for workers from Duke Energy to remove power lines from some roads before they could finish their work.\nAt IU power flipped on and off throughout the storm Sunday, said Jeff Carpenter at IU Work Order Control. Only minimal damage was reported to Work Order Control and IU Police Department.\nSunday night, Walnut Street north of IN-45/IN-46 lost power when a light post and a telephone pole fell on the power lines in front of the Econo Lodge Hotel at 2601 Walnut St.\nEmergency workers evacuated about 30 people staying in the motel, said Bloomington City Fire Department Deputy Chief Roger Kerr.\nA section of the roof of the next-door All American Storage lay in the parking lot of the Econo Lodge, covering a trailer, after it had apparently blown off.\nEd Sloan, an All American Storage employee, said he thought 60 to 70 storage units were exposed, though the damage to the inside of the building itself was minimal.\nMonroe County Community Schools operated on a two-hour delay Monday, said MCCSC Superintendent's Administrative Assistant Janet Tupper. School officials closed Bachelor Middle School because two fallen telephone poles cut all power to the school. Work crews had restored power to Bachelor Middle School by Monday afternoon and Tupper said she expected no delays or closings for Tuesday.\nAt the 3600 W. Third St. Marsh, Sunday's storm shattered a massive front window.\nPower outages and damage were also reported on South Winslow Road Sunday night, Kerr said.\nNo injuries from the storm were reported, Kerr said.