Thunderstorms slam Northeast Ohio. Damage includes roof blown off building, downed power lines and fallen trees.
The thunderstorms that slammed Northeast Ohio early Saturday morning and again Saturday afternoon have caused major power outages as well as damage to homes and businesses.There are over 100,000 FirstEnergy customers without power in Northeast Ohio as of Saturday afternoon, according to the company's outage website.According to the Barberton Police Department, the station is without power and currently on a backup generator, however, 911 is fully functional.
There have been several reports of fallen trees like this one seen on Bassett and Detroit Roads in Westlake.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for many communities along and east of I-71 including Downtown Cleveland late Saturday morning. The worst of the storms was over as of mid-afternoon Saturday as the storms shift east.
The area in yellow is a slight risk for severe weather and is a level 2 out of 5. This risk includes Cleveland, Akron, Canton, New Philly, Mentor, Ashtabula, and Youngstown in Ohio. A slight risk for severe weather means scattered strong to severe storms are possible. Communities farther to the west, including Lorain, Wooster, and Ashland have a marginal risk for severe weather, posted. This is a level 1/5.
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