High winds blast Northeast Ohio: Damages, power outages, closures

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – High winds are leading to weather damage and knocking out power Friday in parts of Northeast Ohio.

According to the 19 First Alert meteorologists, wind gusts this afternoon reached a height of 85 MPH at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Most departures are delayed, while some arriving flights have been diverted. Click here to check your flight status.

Elyria trended just behind with a height of 77 MPH.

WIND DAMAGE

• Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: High winds have caused damage to the roof of a hangar on the airport grounds. There is currently no impact to operations.
• Elyria: Firefighters are responding to a partial roof collapse on Griswold Road

ROAD WARNINGS AND CLOSURES

Here’s what to know about power outages and road closures. This is a developing story and will be updated.

• Ohio Turnpike: Officials have issued a travel ban for some high-profile vehicles for all day Friday
• Lakewood: Detroit Road is closed between Alameda Avenue and Cove Avenue due to a down power line
• North Ridgeville: Otten Road is closed in front of the Sandy Ridge Reservation
• Norwalk: Milan Avenue is closed between Union Street and East League Street for a downed tree branch, transformer and wires
• Avon Lake: State Route 83 is closed from Webber to Walker roads
• Brook Park: Avoid West 130th Street at Brook Park Road due to a downed power line
• Carroll County: Amsterdam Road SW is closed down between Dial and Chalon roads due to lines and trees down
• Vermilion Township: Darrow Road is closed between Poorman and Barnes roads
• Ontario: Avoid the area of State Route 309 and North Lex-Springmill Road due to downed power lines
• Perkins Township: State Route 4 is closed between Strub Road and Perkins Avenue due to downed poles and power lines.

BUSINESS CLOSURES

• Eastlake: Walmart is closed due to power outages

POWER OUTAGES

Cleveland Public Power is reporting widespread power outages. Click here for their outage map.

There are more than 255,000 FirstEnergy customers without power as of 5:10 p.m. Friday across the state.

Here is how current outages break down by county, according to the FirstEnergy outage map.

• Ashland: 3,390
• Ashtabula: 3,263
• Cuyahoga: 102,187
• Erie: 3,649
• Geauga: 11,290
• Huron: 5,231
• Lake: 4,548
• Lorain: 7,213
• Medina: 10,531
• Portage: 9,026
• Richland: 11,238
• Stark: 8,352
• Summit: 27,959
• Wayne: 2,591

If severe weather knocks out your power, you can find contact information below for several Northeast Ohio utility companies.

You can also make reports online for power outages or fallen utility poles at FirstEnergy or AEP Ohio.

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