Power outages in my area
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Thousands were without power as strong winds sweep through Northeast Ohio Sunday afternoon. But as of 3:45 p.m., FirstEnergy reports only a little over 1,400 customers are now without power.
Around 2:45 p.m., FirstEnergy reported over 10,000 customers were without power, with Lorain County only having more than 7,000 customers.
Northeast Ohio has been under a wind advisory since 7 a.m. Sunday and it’s expected to expire at 4 p.m.
Crews are cleaning up the mess caused by a tree that fell onto a North Olmsted home. Thankfully, no one was injured but two people needed emergency crews to help them get out of the second story.
I-90 West was closed when strong winds pulled down a utility pole and wires. There are no reports of injuries. Lanes are now reopened.
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