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Almost 80,000 without power in Northeast Ohio

News 5 Cleveland WEWS · last updated

Over 70,000 customers are without power across Northeast Ohio, according to First Energy.

The following counties are experiencing massive outages as of 12:35 a.m.:

  • Summit: 45,867
  • Stark: 10,482
  • Portage: 7,896
  • Wayne: 4,014
  • Richand: 2,195
  • Cuyahoga: 2,399
  • Medina: 1,597
  • Lorain: 1,210

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 4 a.m. Saturday for the following counties:

  • Stark
  • Mahoning
  • Medina
  • Summit
  • Trumbull
  • Portage

RELATED: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for multiple Northeast Ohio Counties

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