1,200 Without Power In Cleveland Heights

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — Howling winds screamed across Northeast Ohio on Sunday evening, knocking out power to more than 1,200 FirstEnergy customers in Cleveland Heights.

As temperatures continue to drop, and driving rain drenches the region, energy company officials said power may not be restored until 7 a.m. on Monday, at the earliest. The majority of the city's outages are concentrated around Lee and Cedar roads, according to FirstEnergy's outages map.

Additional pockets of outages have popped up around Cleveland Heights, including several outages on Coventry Road, between Cedar and Euclid Heights Boulevard; and on side streets between S. Taylor Road and Warrensville Center Road.

There are also scattered outages in nearby South Euclid, near S. Belvoir Boulevard and South Green Road.

The exact cause of the outages has not yet been determined. However, the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Northeast Ohio, warning of damaging high winds.

"Severe thunderstorms are possible with the primary concern being damaging wind gusts in any strong storms," the agency said. The outlook was issued for Cuyahoga, Lorain, Erie, and Geauga counties, among many others.

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