INDIANAPOLIS -- In preparation for what would be Indiana’s biggest winter storm in several years, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security activated its State Emergency Operations Center on Sunday with coordination efforts starting late last week. ”There are multiple power companies who have representatives out in the field…we have lots, of course, INDOT drivers out, we have [Indiana] State Police out,” said Mary Moran, the IDHS director of emergency management. To help ISP patrol the roads, Gov. Eric Holcomb activated the Indiana National Guard Sunday. ”It’s been a really good response and great communication throughout the agencies,” said Lt. Colonel Amy Hoover, the director of military support for the Indiana National Guard. According to Hoover, Guardsmen were deployed throughout southern Indiana assisting roughly 40 stranded drivers along some of the most dangerous stretches of the highway. ”The area that we’re experiencing the most responses are in that southern portion of the state along I-64, focusing on Evansville and New Albany,” Lt. Colonel Hoover said. On Monday, Vanderburgh County and Posey County declared a State of Emergency as thousands of Hoosiers remained without power. ”We are definitely paying attention to the power outages,” Moran said. Roughly 60,000 Hoosiers were still waiting for their power to be restored as of Monday afternoon according to Moran. ”That operations center again is working with local officials to gather information on what citizens may need as far as getting them to a shelter or a warming center,” Moran said. Hoover said the Guard will remain activated until further notice. Meanwhile, the SEOC is expected to keep running through Wednesday barring any major developments.