Thousands Still Without Power In Cleveland Heights

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — More than 2,000 Cleveland Heights residents could be without power until Monday afternoon. Crews are still trying to clear downed trees and power lines throughout the city.

"Recovery efforts continued on Saturday through the late afternoon. Large trees and downed power lines were cleared from several roads restoring access to most streets," the city said in an update to residents.

Work on blocked roads continued through Sunday, the city said. Residents are being advised to avoid downed power lines or to approach them, if necessary, with extreme caution.

FirstEnergy estimates it will restore power to the majority of its customers by 4 p.m. on Monday. If you have not reported your outage you can do so by calling 1-888-544-4877.

On Sunday, the following streets still had partial closures due to downed trees or power lines:

• Fairfax (Fairmount to N Park)
• Coventry (South of Scarborough)
• Lamberton (Scarborough to Fairfax)
• Clarkson (Stillman to Lamberton)
• Maplewood (Meadowbrook to Kensington)
• Woodmere (W. St. James to Fairmount)
• Arlington (N Park to Fairmount)