Over 12 hours without power: Some communities still grappling with outages

Tens of thousands lost power Friday night due to the strong weather that rolled through Northeast Ohio. Many regained power by Saturday morning but some communities are still grappling with outages.

This comes at the tail end of a week-long heat wave; Saturday is expected to reach nearly 90 degrees and remain humid throughout the day, posing a risk to those still facing power outages.

In Bristol Township more than half of the community has been without power since Friday night. Residents have now gone over 12 hours with no electricity. First Energy has not listed an estimated restoration time for Bristol or several other areas still lacking full power including Warren City, Warren Township, Boardman Township and Hermitage, Pennsylvania.

First Energy told 21 News that trees, branches and other debris brought many wires down throughout the area overnight. As of Saturday afternoon, crews are finishing forestry work and another crew is now on its way to begin necessary repairs in communities still waiting for the power to come back on.

Customers’ power will be restored “as soon as possible,” according to First Energy.

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