The Sentinel has not yet received confirmation from the National Weather Service of one also in Morrow County, but it would not be surprising given the extensive damage and we are still investigating.Ĭooling/Relief Stations are available to Morrow County residents. Storm surveyors reported an EF-1 tornado touched down in Richland County Monday night near Butler, southeast of Mansfield. The National Weather Service Cleveland classified the storms as a derecho which produced a large swath of significant wind damage along its path. Monday’s severe storms brought lightning and winds in excess of 75 miles per hour which brought down more than 200 poles and 1,600 spans of wire across AEP’s service territory, and Ohio Edison reported there were more than 150 broken poles, 250 spans of downed wires and 129 road closures. Neighboring Crawford County had 395 customers still without power, Marion County had 1,342 without power, and nearby Richland County had 25.46%, or 10,927, Ohio Edison customers without power. today (Wednesday) 63.22% of Ohio Edison’s Morrow County customers, 3,592, were without power. Ohio Edison customers, many locally, were also affected.Īs of 3:30 p.m. peak, when nearly 250,000 customers across the state were without power, including 170,000 in central Ohio. I'm getting calls all night on my phone just trying to redirect traffic to other Antonio's.MORROW COUNTY - Many bsinesses and residences remain without power today in Morrow County and some in Crawford County after Tuesday’s 8 p.m. They told us to evacuate everyone in the buildings,' said Danene Robidoux, the assistant general manager at Antonio’s Pizza.

I came up here to make sure everything was okay and saw out the front window that there were sparks flying out of the poles. 'I was in the back working on prep items and the power went out. Around 3:00 p.m., power lines fell on Thai Spice and into the parking lot, knocking out power until possibly Monday, which is a big loss of revenue, said business employees. It has since reopened, however power to many areas have not been restored.Īntonio's Pizza and Thai Spice are located in a plaza on Center Ridge Road. In Westlake, Center Ridge Road was closed between Columbia Road and King James road due to multiple poles breaking and arching, according to the Westlake Police Department. 'But we might have to head back out to family, we don't want the kids cold all through the night.' 'We are headed back home to see if we can brave it out overnight,' said Kristen. After hours without power, the family left to go to a friend's house, but on their way back home they realized large trees that had fallen in their neighborhood, taking power lines with it, signified a long night ahead. News 5 caught up with Michael and Kristen LoPresti of Shaker Heights. Crews are still working on wires down.- ClevelandPublicPower March 26, 2023 If you do not have power please call 21 to report your address. POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: We have restored power to the majority of our customers. Illuminating Company customers were also sent an email on Sunday afternoon regarding the time of restoration. Power is expected to be restored to the majority of customers by Wednesday at 4 p.m. Power is expected to be restored to the majority of customers by Tuesday at 4 p.m.įor those who fall under the Ohio Edison jurisdiction, 152,000 customers lost power. The following counties and number of people have been affected:įirstEnergy released a statement regarding the time of restoration for its customers, stating that some affected customers will not have power until Tuesday or Wednesday.įor those who fall under the Illuminating Company jurisdiction, about 78,500 customers lost power. Monday, according to the company’s outage website. There are over 32,000 FirstEnergy customers without power in Ohio, as of 9:30 a.m.

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