CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers will be enforcing a ban on large vehicles on the turnpike from 5 p.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday. This is due to the threat of dangerously high winds from Hurricane Sandy. Large vehicles include: triple trailers, double trailers, anything longer […]
NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) – Coast Guard urges mariners to take precautions as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, approaches Great Lakes region. Based on the current forecasted track of Hurricane Sandy, the Coast Guard is advising mariners to use caution to avoid heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and dangerous surf that will impact the eastern Great Lakes area […]
NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) – Due to severe weather forecast for the eastern United States, United Airlines and several other major airlines have canceled more than 6,000 selected flights to and from mid-Atlantic and northeast airports. On Monday, the airline started limiting or suspending service at several airports in the region, including at its hubs at […]
(RNN) – Hurricane Sandy has gained strength and picked up speed, and will make landfall between 6 and 8 p.m. Monday on the southern New Jersey or central Delaware coast. The storm dubbed “Frankenstorm” will slam into coast packing sustained winds of 90 mph with gusts up to 115 mph. As of the 3 p.m. […]
(WOIO) – It’s that time of year again! Time for Trick-or-Treat! Here’s a list of Trick-or Treat dates and times around Northeast Ohio! If you don’t see your city on our list, email the info to web@19actionnews.com! Due to the expected rain and windy conditions on Wednesday, Trick or Treat has been postponed until Sunday, […]
SUMMIT COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – The Salvation Army is preparing for Hurricane Sandy as it makes its way up the eastern seaboard with potentially devastating impacts to millions of people. Summit County Emergency Disaster Services of Summit County and all national Salvation Army assets are on standbyfrom the Carolinas to Maine, ready to deploy as […]
(WOIO) – First Energy officials are hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst, as Hurricane Sandy is predicted to bring wide-spread power outages. Crews are standing by and ready to go. The worst is expected late Monday night and into Tuesday. First Energy officials tell 19 Action News it is important customers call their automated line […]
OHIO (WOIO) – FirstEnergy encourage all customers to prepare for the possible severe impacts of Hurricane Sandy early next week. Weather forecasters are predicting a dangerous storm that will strike the east coast with powerful, damaging winds and heavy rain. Further west, customers could see heavy snow. Depending on the severity of the storm’s impact […]
The center of the super storm will move over Southern New Jersey this evening. The forecast track will take it east of us tomorrow. Deep moisture will continue to filter and that means more rain. Additional rain of over 1″ can be expected through tomorrow for most of the area. This will create flooding concerns. […]
In the battle for Ohio, the fight for votes has been fierce. Many of us have now seen President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney more than we see some family members. Ohio may not have received this much attention since Lebron James up and moved to another battleground state. “We’ve always been called the mistake on […]
CLEVELAND, OH – Giving to the Cleveland schools has been a passion for former Cleveland Mayor and United States Senator George Voinovich and his wife Janet for 32 years. In October of 1979, the Voinovichs’ nine year old daughter, Molly, was hit and killed by a van on her way to O.H. Perry school in Cleveland. During a […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center (DVCAC) has released maps that display the reach of domestic violence throughout Cuyahoga County. The maps were created in partnership with Megan R. Holmes, Ph.D. of the Mandel School of Applied Sciences at Case Western Reserve University to debunk the myth that domestic violence only […]