Severe storms rolled across Northeast Ohio Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and massive power outages. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings were issued, but the threat has passed.
Power Outages:
FirstEnergy has reported tens of thousands of power outages. As of 5:15 p.m., the following areas are without power:
- Lorain County - 46,000 customers without power
- Cuyahoga County - 100,000 customers without power
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Expired Watches and Warnings
The following counties were under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning earlier today.
- Ashland
- Cuyahoga
- The Euclid Police Department is asking people to be careful and avoid the area if possible due to numerous downed trees and power lines.
- Geauga
- Holmes
- Huron
- Lake
- Lorain
- Medina
- Portage
- Trumbull
- Stark
- Summit
Multiple counties were under a Tornado Warning earlier today.
- Lorain
- Summit
- Cuyahoga
- Geauga
- Portage
- Trumbull
The video below was taken right outside our station earlier this afternoon.
High winds tore trees down in Lorain.
Westlake
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A tree crashed down on a house in Cleveland
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