Thousands without power after storms move through Northeast Ohio

Cleveland 19 News · last updated May 19, 2026 – 7:56 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) — Thousands of FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power customers are without power after storms rolled through the area just after 7:00 P.M.

Several customers left in the dark.(MGN (Custom credit) | MGN Image (Credit))

Check FirstEnergy’s and CPP’s websites for the latest on the outages.

FirstEnergy said it is addressing the issues and is referring customers to its website for restoration times.

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