FILE - Forecasters at the National Weather Service office monitor Hurricane Irma, Sept. 9, 2017, at the hurricane center in Miami. (AP Photo/Andy Newman, File)

An electrical worker repairs power lines along a street in Gary, Ind, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passes through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A woman sits inside the City Life Center as she waits for food in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Shatiya Hardin checks her refrigerator after power outages at her home in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passes through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tyanna Borom wipes her tears while holding a free boxed lunch at City Life Center in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A person prays before receiving a free boxed lunch at City Life Center in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Shatiya Hardin uses a flashlight as she looks around her basement after power outages at her house in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passes through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

People look through donated clothes at City Life Center in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)