Thousands of Northeast Ohio residents are left in the dark after storms swept through the area. According to FirstEnergy, as of 4:30 a.m., more than 250,000 customers in Ohio are without power. The majority of those customers are located in Northeast Ohio. In Cuyahoga County, nearly 70,000 customers are dealing with a power outage. First Energy has not yet reported when customers can expect lights to be turned back on. Other counties with significant outages, as of 4:30 a.m., include:
Geauga County: 24,942
Lake County: 38,505
Lorain County: 13,559
Mahoning: 17,518
Portage County: 27,170
Stark County: 5,392
Summit County: 17,630
Trumbull County: 12,240
There were also tornado warnings issued in 14 Ohio counties last night. Look out for downed power lines, trees and flooded areas that have been reported across the state by local police and fire departments.