Nearly 300,000 homes and businesses in northeast Ohio remained without power on Wednesday morning after severe weather, including potential tornados, slammed the region and downed power lines.
Widespread outages were affecting 334,000 customers as of 10:15 a.m. ET.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland reported mid-Wednesday morning it was sending out teams to survey “extensive damage from yesterday’s storm.”
Forecasters with the NWS were also asking people to report any damage or flooding.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the NWS issued tornado warnings for the area of Masury, Brookfield and Yankee Lake. Earlier in the day, the storm system prompted tornado warnings in locations around Cleveland, including Parma, Euclid and Shaker Heights.
What counties are without power in Ohio?
USA TODAY’s Power Outage Tracker showed the outages clustered in three northeast Ohio counties on Tuesday morning:
Ohio power outage map
Ohio weather watches and warnings
Wednesday’s weather forecast for the region called for mostly cloudy skies expected with a peaks of sunshine possible.
Temperatures, the NWS reported, will be slightly cooler with highs reaching into the mid to upper 70s.
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Contributing: Anthony Robledo
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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