Tens of thousands are without power, dozens of schools canceled class Friday, roads are closed and homeowners across Northeast Ohio woke up to trees down and damage after severe storms swept south and east across the state overnight.
Tornado confirmed in Cleveland
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 touched down in the City of Cleveland just before midnight Thursday night, the first tornado in city limits since 1985.
Church hit hard
News 5's Mike Holden went out to the church in Cleveland that had its roof ripped off by storms overnight. This was later confirmed as the location of the EF1 tornado.
Dunham Tavern barely escapes major damage
The historic Cleveland building just missed being struck by large fallen trees.
See more photos of the storm and storm damage from our viewers:
Road closures
- Solon: SOM Center Road at Cannon Road near Solon is closed due to a tree across the road and a wire down, reported at 10 a.m.
- North Olmsted: Porter, Butternut at Lorain Rd. due to the pinball shop’s roof collapse, Mastick Rd. between Shepard Ln and Clague due to a tree across the road, reported at 9 a.m.
- Westlake: Clague from Quail Hollow and Westwood Rd. Lines/Trees down, reported at 7:30 a.m.
- Mentor: Mentor Ave. closed near OH 615, reported at 10:07 a.m.
We'll continue to update this list as we learn about more.
Power outages
As of 1 p.m., a large number of power outages were reported by FirstEnergy, with over 183,000 customers affected across Ohio, including:
Cuyahoga: 45,907
Erie: 1,203
Geauga: 19,521
Lake: 31,275
Lorain: 7,117
Mahoning: 16,167
Portage: 22,857
Summit: 14,802
Trumbull: 9,231
It is unknown when power will be restored.
Storm coverage
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