Power Outages In Cleveland Heights Persist Tuesday Afternoon

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — More than 120 FirstEnergy customers in Cleveland Heights are still without power Tuesday afternoon. The majority of the outages appear to be concentrated in the northern portion of the city now, near Noble Road.

FirstEnergy is currently estimating that the majority of neighborhoods will have power back Wednesday morning, at about 2 a.m. Of course, current forecasts show additional storms slated to hit Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.

Inclement weather and downed trees are being cited as the reason for the outages. Monday night's storms hit Cleveland's east side hard. Nearly 860 FirstEnergy customers in the city were powerless before midnight on Monday. Most of those outages were concentrated on the city's east side, in neighborhoods like Glenville, South Collinwood, and Fairfax.

Power appears to be back in much of Cleveland on Tuesday morning, but there are now outages further east, in the suburbs like Cleveland Heights.

Monday's rain could morph into more powerful storms on Tuesday. Thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The agency issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook on Monday night, "There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday night," the NWS said. "The strongest thunderstorms will have the potential to produce damaging wind gusts. There is also the possibility for some large hail or an isolated tornado."

"In addition, moderate to heavy rainfall is possible on Tuesday into Wednesday. Some of this rainfall may lead to localized flooding," the agency added.

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