CLEVELAND — Severe storms whipped through Northeast Ohio throughout Tuesday, prompting numerous weather alerts to be issued across the region.
Many counties were under this watch for a good portion of Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night, and saw Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings.
With the heavy rain, some counties are experiencing flooding that has prompted road closures.
The Power of 5 Team was live with updates Tuesday night:
Power outages
The following county outages have been reported by FirstEnergy as of 6:37 a.m.:
- Ashtabula — 1,866
- Cuyahoga — 17,368
- Geauga — 3,350
- Lake — 8,164
- Lorain — 3,354
Visit our Power Outage page to find links to see current power outages in Northeast Ohio and to report a power outage.
Damage
Reports of storm damage are starting to come on — like this tree down in Shaker Heights near Woodbury Elementary School.
More storm photos below:
Traffic impacts
View our News 5 Traffic Map to see any road closures or delays due to the weather or crashes.
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