

"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. Johnston suggested those picking up students approach the schools from Wooster Street.There are over 32,000 FirstEnergy customers without power in Ohio, as of 9:30 a.m. “ODOT is here and is helping to make sure that parents can get to the school to pick up their kids.” Johnston said it appears power is back on for those north of Fairland, but power remains out for those south of the roadway including the Marathon gas station at the intersection of Manchester and Lincoln Way. Parents later received a text message indicating power was restored. A Facebook message from the district indicated the power was out at all three buildings, but it would continue with instruction and buses would be arrive on the normal schedule. Several residents and business were without power including Tuslaw Local Schools. It appears a tree service was cutting down a tree when it toppled onto the utility lines causing at least four utility poles to snap and crash to the roadway, Johnston said. North Lawrence Fire Department spokesman Brandon Johnston said they responded to the incident just before noon.Įmergency crews remained on the scene with Ohio Edison, Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, who is investigating the incident. Ohio Edison’s website reports the outage impacted 21 to 100 customers and power should be restored by 2:30 p.m., however crews reported motorists should expect delays or the roadway to remain closed for six to eight hours while they replace the damaged poles. The downed poles and utility lines have closed Manchester Avenue NW (state Route 93) from Lincoln Way to Wooster Street. Power is out for as many as 100 Ohio Edison customers after several utility poles were snapped when a tree fell on lines at Manchester Avenue NW and Fairland Avenue NW.
