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Duke Energy prepares for potential severe storms in Indiana, urges customers to be ready
Duke Energy is monitoring forecasts and preparing for potential severe weather, including strong thunderstorms and damaging winds, that may bring widespread outages to its Indiana service territory this weekend.
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