Storm Wrap Up: 1/9/08
High winds raked across the greater Cleveland overnight and into Wednesday morning leaving damage in terms of downed power lines and trees in their wake.
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Below is a list of the damages as we received them into the Channel 3 newsroom
4:00 p.m. - Outages are still scattered across most of the counties of northeast Ohio, but the number keeps growing smaller. Cuyahoga County remains the hardest hit with 5-10,000 outages still reported. Ashtabula County is reporting 2-5,000 customers without power, while Lake County's number has dropped below 2,000. Use the link below to check on the latest outages.
12:00 p.m. - First Energy is making progress in getting power restored. As of noon, the biggest outages estimates between 5-10,000 customers are being reported in Cuyahoga and Ashtabula counties. In those counties, Cleveland, Bedford, Cleveland Heights and Parma Heights are reporting the biggest concentrations of outages. While in Ashtabula County the biggest concentrations are in Conneau and Ashtabula. Lake and Geauga counties are reporting outages numbering between 2-5,000, while most other counties are reporting outages numbering from a few hundred to 2,000. See the link below to check the latest outage information from First Energy.
10:40 a.m. - Report of a tree down on a corner of a house and garage on West St. James Street in Cleveland Heights. The tree temporarily knocked out power to about 400 customers on Fairmount. The power company says those homes should have service restored quickly, but says it will take more time to restore power to the home where the tree fell.
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Click for photos of damage
10:40 a.m. - Mentor police have closed Corduroy Road at Woodbridge because of concerns over a CEI power pole that is reportedly "loose" and possibly in danger of falling.
8:50 a.m. - First Energy web site is reporting there are more than 10,000 customers without power in Cuyahoga County with the biggest concentration of outages in Cleveland, Broadview Heights, Chagrin Falls and Cleveland Heights. Outages of 5,000-10,000 are being reported in Summit, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Smaller outages are also reported in several other northeast Ohio counties including Lorain and Medina. To check on outages Click on this link
8 a.m. - Norwalk post of the Highway Patrol is reporting that State Route 162 between SR 61 and SR 99 is closed due to reports of numerous downed power lines in Willard. The OHP says the closure could last much of the day or longer depending on the length of time needed to clear and repair the wires.
8:15 a.m. - Report of wires down at Ansel and Wade Park.
7:45 a.m. - A utility pole is reported to have snapped at Mayfield near Coventry in Cleveland's Little Italy, bringing down the light and power transformer. Mayfield Road closed and traffic rerouted while debris cleared.
7:45 a.m. - Report of a large tree down on Gordon Road in Aquilla Village. School buses being diverted around the location.
6:30 a.m. - Report of a tree down blocking an intersection on Delaware Avenue in Lakewood.
6:15 a.m. - Downed power lines were also causing trouble for drivers on Lakeshore Boulevard at East 222nd Street in Euclid.
A brief look at some of the damage being reported in various communities, although emergency officials expect more reports to come in as people get a chance to assess the storm's damage in daylight.
Lorain -- Reporting limbs and power lines down, but no major damage.
Summit Count -- Reports of a tree down on Mayfair, blocking the street. No other major damage reported.
Ashtabula County-- Reports of wires and trees down.
Broadview Heights -- Reports of wires, trees, tree limbs down and power outages.
Akron -- Reporting scattered power outages.
Willoughby-- Reports of a large tree limb down on a house at Stevens Blvd near E. 364th. Limb reportedly brought down power lines near the house and caused damage to the home's gutter and broke the window of a neighboring home. Another tree reported down at Kirtland Road and Route 84.
Shaker Heights--Reports of Lee Road closed between Van Aken and Chagrin due to a downed power line.
Click here to share your storm damage report
Share your damage report here
Below is a list of the damages as we received them into the Channel 3 newsroom
4:00 p.m. - Outages are still scattered across most of the counties of northeast Ohio, but the number keeps growing smaller. Cuyahoga County remains the hardest hit with 5-10,000 outages still reported. Ashtabula County is reporting 2-5,000 customers without power, while Lake County's number has dropped below 2,000. Use the link below to check on the latest outages.
12:00 p.m. - First Energy is making progress in getting power restored. As of noon, the biggest outages estimates between 5-10,000 customers are being reported in Cuyahoga and Ashtabula counties. In those counties, Cleveland, Bedford, Cleveland Heights and Parma Heights are reporting the biggest concentrations of outages. While in Ashtabula County the biggest concentrations are in Conneau and Ashtabula. Lake and Geauga counties are reporting outages numbering between 2-5,000, while most other counties are reporting outages numbering from a few hundred to 2,000. See the link below to check the latest outage information from First Energy.
10:40 a.m. - Report of a tree down on a corner of a house and garage on West St. James Street in Cleveland Heights. The tree temporarily knocked out power to about 400 customers on Fairmount. The power company says those homes should have service restored quickly, but says it will take more time to restore power to the home where the tree fell.
Click for photos of damage
Click for photos of damage
10:40 a.m. - Mentor police have closed Corduroy Road at Woodbridge because of concerns over a CEI power pole that is reportedly "loose" and possibly in danger of falling.
8:50 a.m. - First Energy web site is reporting there are more than 10,000 customers without power in Cuyahoga County with the biggest concentration of outages in Cleveland, Broadview Heights, Chagrin Falls and Cleveland Heights. Outages of 5,000-10,000 are being reported in Summit, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Smaller outages are also reported in several other northeast Ohio counties including Lorain and Medina. To check on outages Click on this link
8 a.m. - Norwalk post of the Highway Patrol is reporting that State Route 162 between SR 61 and SR 99 is closed due to reports of numerous downed power lines in Willard. The OHP says the closure could last much of the day or longer depending on the length of time needed to clear and repair the wires.
8:15 a.m. - Report of wires down at Ansel and Wade Park.
7:45 a.m. - A utility pole is reported to have snapped at Mayfield near Coventry in Cleveland's Little Italy, bringing down the light and power transformer. Mayfield Road closed and traffic rerouted while debris cleared.
7:45 a.m. - Report of a large tree down on Gordon Road in Aquilla Village. School buses being diverted around the location.
6:30 a.m. - Report of a tree down blocking an intersection on Delaware Avenue in Lakewood.
6:15 a.m. - Downed power lines were also causing trouble for drivers on Lakeshore Boulevard at East 222nd Street in Euclid.
A brief look at some of the damage being reported in various communities, although emergency officials expect more reports to come in as people get a chance to assess the storm's damage in daylight.
Lorain -- Reporting limbs and power lines down, but no major damage.
Summit Count -- Reports of a tree down on Mayfair, blocking the street. No other major damage reported.
Ashtabula County-- Reports of wires and trees down.
Broadview Heights -- Reports of wires, trees, tree limbs down and power outages.
Akron -- Reporting scattered power outages.
Willoughby-- Reports of a large tree limb down on a house at Stevens Blvd near E. 364th. Limb reportedly brought down power lines near the house and caused damage to the home's gutter and broke the window of a neighboring home. Another tree reported down at Kirtland Road and Route 84.
Shaker Heights--Reports of Lee Road closed between Van Aken and Chagrin due to a downed power line.
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