Power outages began Friday evening after storms spread through the area. The number of outages has decreased significantly after reaching around 121,000.
Multiple counties experienced massive outages Friday and Saturday including Summit, Stark, Portage and more.
News 5 spoke with FirstEnergy spokesperson Hannah Catlett, who said crews were prepared for Friday's severe weather, which helped them get to work quickly.
“They were anticipating the storm could roll in last night and they were ready to go so they quickly and safely got to work last night and were able to start restoring customers,” Catlett
Most of the damage reported was in Summit and Stark counties, which have had the highest number of outages since the storms, Catlett said.
“We did see a lot of the damage in Summit and Stark counties over the night," Catlett said. "We had reports of high winds there, tree damage and so our crews are out and working; they’ll be working around the clock to restore power to customers.”
We have heard from viewers who say they have seen downed powerlines in their areas, and Catlett said to call 911 and stay far away from downed powerlines if you come across one.
While FirstEnergy is still working to determine restoration times, Catlett said, reporting your outage will help crews get to your area to restore power.
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