Facebook and Instagram are having technical issues as users reported problems with the social media sites Wednesday. Facebook posted to Twitter reassuring users that the site would be back online. It also said the outage is not related to a DDoS attack. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family […]
CLEVELAND – The election wasn’t the only thing people were blown over by on Tuesday. Wind gusts reached 40 mph on Election Day. According to First Energy, more than 30,000 people experienced a power outage. Trumbull County has been hit the hardest with 14,303 people having no power. Twenty-one precincts in Trumbull County were affected […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A spokesperson with Cleveland Public Power said electrical overload due to excessive heat caused power outages on the city’s West Side on Sunday and Monday. Hundreds of customers were affected on Sunday in the area from W. 100th through W. 112th. Power was restored on Sunday before midnight. Power went out again early Monday […]
NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) – Power outages were reported throughout Cleveland’s west side suburbs on Friday, reportedly impacting thousands of households. According to FirstEnergy, a substation issue triggered the outages. The regional electric company says most power has been restored, and expects full service to return by 5 p.m. Friday. More than 4,000 people lost power in […]
Thousands of people are still without power after Sunday’s wicked storms. While some communities are expected to have power restored at some point Monday, the majority of impacted areas may have to wait until 6 p.m. Wednesday for their electricity to return, according to FirstEnergy’s outage map. Here are outages as of 4:45 p.m. Monday (listed […]
If you haven’t already done so yet, it might be a good idea to charge your cell phone now. Power outages are expected throughout the day as Mother Nature’s windy attitude pounds Northeast Ohio. FirstEnergy is reporting several thousand customers have lost power. Cuyahoga County: 45,258 outages. Cleveland is the most-impacted area. Geauga County: 7,653 […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Tuesday night’s thunderstorms are still causing problems for many Cleveland residents, with thousands still without power and some with property damage from downed trees and other effects of the strong wind. What happened in Cleveland Heights Tuesday night? More than 2,000 customers (as of 2:50 p.m. Thursday) are without power in Cleveland Heights. […]
AKRON, Ohio– Wicked weather is leaving its mark in parts of Northeast Ohio. There is flooding in Firestone Park in Akron, and, according to Akron fire, there are wires and trees down in the Goodyear Heights area. Mayor Horrigan issued an alert to drivers to be aware of the damage, which includes debris on some […]
SHELBY, Ohio – Lines of severe storms brought hail, wall clouds and a ton of lighting Wednesday night. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings to Lorain, Cuyahoga, Huron, Richland, Seneca, Tuscarawas, Holmes and Crawford counties all before midnight on Wednesday. Despite the warnings, Power of Five meteorologist Mark Johnson said there have been no […]
CLEVELAND – More than 12,000 customers are without power in northeast Ohio, presumably due to strong winds whipping through the region Monday. FirstEnergy’s online outage center reported scattered outages in several counties. Here are the latest numbers for the hardest hit counties, as of 2:30 p.m. Monday: – Cuyahoga: 6,902 – Summit: 3,837 – Stark: […]