A lightning strike knocked out power for 1,450 customers, said Susan Sheets Banta, spokesperson for American Electric Power. Power lines were knocked out along Ind. 9 between Grant County roads 550 and 600 North. The National Weather Service reported .6 of an inch of rain in Fort Wayne and .82 of an inch in Muncie as of 7 p.m. Thursday. Meteorologist John Taylor said Thursday's cool temperatures could have contributed to the hail storms. You had relatively warm updrafts hitting cooler air.
Rain is possible throughout the weekend.
Temperatures are expected to hover in the low to mid-60s. All rights reserved.