UPDATE: FirstEnergy is reporting that power has been restored to thousands in Lorain County after a storm caused it to go out.
FirstEnergy is reporting that thousands are without power in Lorain County after storms hit the area Monday morning.
As of 10 a.m., the electric company reported that 20,989 residents were without power.
North Ridgeville and Elyria were the areas impacted the most by the outage.
FirstEnergy is reporting that power should be returned by 1 p.m.
Stark County also reported that more than 1,000 residents were without power.
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