Power outages and live wires are causing problems throughout Northeast Ohio as winter weather swooped back in after a few spring-like days. It's all about location for the amount of snowfall residents woke up to on Friday as Mother Nature's winter wrath continues.
On Friday morning, those who live West of I-77 did not see that much snow as compared to those who live farther east.
STORM DAMAGE:
Some residents woke up to their cars and houses damaged by trees and downed power lines caused by heavy winds.
Tree damage in Fairview Park overnight @WEWS pic.twitter.com/mufhCjWjHK
— Dave Kraska (@DaveKraska) March 2, 2018
It's all about location this morning. Those who live West of I-77, the snow is done. But the wind is still strong and you may get pushed around by the wind.
Meanwhile, snow continues East of I-77. The wind isn't helping things... pic.twitter.com/Y4PmF8qWez— ⚡JD Rudd - News5 (@jdrudd) March 2, 2018
The farther south you get on 77, the worse conditions get. This is just south of 271. pic.twitter.com/6EK3hkPYz5
— Jon Rudder (@JonRudder) March 2, 2018
Around 65,000 First Energy customers are withoutpower as of Friday afternoon across Northeast Ohio. Outages in some counties could last through the weekend.
High winds, rain, sleet and snow also caused several power outages for Cleveland Public Power customers. About 4,000 people were affected and street lights were down. Power has since been restored in some spots.
One down - West 25 to West 75 along Detroit Avenue should have power with the exception of Center Street where primary wire is down. pic.twitter.com/813ywr2TrX
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) March 2, 2018
Traffic lights should be back, along with customers in the area of E.14 to E.24 from Lakeside to Rockwell pic.twitter.com/31n2mLI9eg
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) March 2, 2018
Just as quickly as problem areas were fixed, new outages popped up.
Outage between E 131 and Coit, south of St. Clair. #ThisIsCPP #OurCommunityYourPower pic.twitter.com/Bf1YKNOxde
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) March 2, 2018
CPP says these outages are due to poles down and wires in the street from strong winds.
Reports of live wires have also been popping up. The following pictures show a live wire on Chagrin Blvd. near Norwood Rd. in Shaker Heights on Thursday night.
Chagrin Boulevard between Farnsleigh and Lynnfield is closed due to downed power lines. Crews are working to repair the lines as quickly as possible.
In Mentor, the road was closed at State Route 615 and Tyler Blvd. due to downed power lines.
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PARKING BANS
The following cities issued parking bans:
- Lorain: In effect until further notice.
- Newburgh Heights: In effect until further notice.
- Parma: Begins at 11 p.m. Thursday and will be in effect until further notice.
