Power crews are trying to get everyone back up and running, but according to Mark Durbin with First Energy it could be a while. “Based on the damage we are seeing there are some outages that probably will stretch into late Sunday. We are still determining that,” Durbin said as of Friday morning. The problem […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Dozens of northeast Ohio business owners are taking precautions ahead of the pending storm. Here is a list of businesses/events around the area closed due to harsh weather. https://twitter.com/AuroraFarmsPO/status/951899000512315394 ALL Cleveland area Heinen’s will be closing Friday, Jan. 12, at 4 p.m. Cleveland Museum of Art closing at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan 12. It […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – For only the third time in recent history, Lake Erie is about to completely freeze over making a walk from Cleveland to Canada possible. For the record we are not suggesting anyone actually try this, as it would be extremely dangerous. Contrary to what some people think it’s not often the lake freezes over. […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced on Wednesday it is providing free rides to three transit centers and two rail stations and opening them for 24 hours so people can come in from these bitterly cold temperatures. RTA said it will provide the free service beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday until it determines […]
LANCASTER, N.Y. — Media outlets in Buffalo, New York, are reporting that at least 75 vehicles were involved in a crash on the Thruway in Lancaster. Video appears to show dozens of vehicles and trucks involved in the snowy accident. One person was killed in the crash; several others were taken to the hospital. According to WIVB, Lancaster […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Northeast Ohio has been impacted by continuous lake effect snow, bone-chilling winds, and unusually cold temperatures since winter started. Some would think the abnormal weather is more fitting for arctic climates like Alaska, but Ohio’s weather is harsher than the neighbors to the north on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, the […]
LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) on Saturday reduced the speed limit on Interstate 90 in Lake County to 50 miles per hour between State routes 44 and 528. ODOT said inclement weather and road conditions were the reason for the speed reduction. The department also reported it was “fully staffed” […]
CLEVELAND — Ugh. The first wintry blast of the season could bring several inches of lake effect snow to portions of the WKYC viewing area late Thursday night and into Friday. While most won’t have any accumulation, WKYC’s chief meteorologist Betsy Kling says parts of the primary snow belt could get anywhere from 2-4 inches. […]
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 […]
The National Weather Service in Cleveland says, so far, five tornadoes have been confirmed from Sunday’s storms. Ashland County in Hayesville. The maximum intensity is not yet known. Crawford County near Galion. Maximum intensity: EF1 (86-110mph). Erie County in Bloomingville, an EF1. Sandusky County in Castalia, an EF1. And, just outside of Ohio, a tornado was […]
GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio — The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office says the county will have “utter devastation” after Sunday’s storms. Right now, county officials say the area was affected by “micro storms” or micro bursts,” but the National Weather Service is coming in later Monday to determine if there were any tornado touchdowns. There are multiple […]
Hopefully this storm won’t do as much damage as others have recently. The last few months have been populated with deadly storms that have ravaged many cities and totally altered the lives of residents and families. It appears that the worst may not be over, as a new tropical storm is on the way. […]