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NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) - Thousands are still without power Saturday after severe weather sweeps across Northeast Ohio counties, creating weather-related damage.
FirstEnergy reports more than 9,000 in Northeast Ohio are without power.
As of 9:45 p.m. Saturday, more than 2,000 are still without power in Cuyahoga County.
FirstEnergy reports the following large outages for other counties:
- Lake County: 287
- Geauga: 2,034
- Portage: 975
- Trumbull: 385
- Summit: 787
- Lorain: 110
Cleveland Public Power is also reporting large outages throughout the city of Cleveland.
The Chardon Fire Department shared the calls it responded to concerning storm damage Friday evening.
Fire crews said they responded to a tree in a house at 127 Burlington Oval.
The department said a tree fell on a gas line, causing a gas leak at 408 Charleston Avenue.
Wires were reported down on South Claridon Road, closing State Route 44 near South Street.
Wires were reported down on a house near Irma and South Hambden.
Fire crews said a tree was reported down on a home at 306 North Hambden.
The department also said alarms went off at UH Geauga Hospital.
Downed wires also closed Auburn and Twing Roads.
The department said power was out on the south side of Chardon.
Another tree was reported to have fallen into a house at 109 Burlington Oval, but no injuries were reported.
Fire crews said an incident involving a tree in a house and electric lines was reported at 11396 Aquilla Rd., but no injuries were reported.
Gary McKee said he was stuck inside his home for hours after a storm swept through his Chardon home on Burlington Oval around 10 p.m. Friday.
“I’m doing what I can to try and help out. It being a condo they are supposed to do everything and they will but I can’t sit still,” McKee said.
He is lucky to not be hurt, but the damage does not start or end there.
Chardon neighbors were walking and driving by the damage in awe.
“I’m shocked, shocked! I mean, there are just are just trees down everywhere,” Velma Spencer said.
″I really feels sorry for these people. I know house can be fixed. People can’t. So thank God no one was hurt," Rebecca Moore said.
The city of Independence said a downed tree took out a live power line on lower Stone Road.
The city asked the public to avoid the area because of the danger posed by live wires.
The city said FirstEnergy had been notified and both police and firefighters were on scene.
The Hambden Fire Department said Friday night it was dealing with multiple storm-related incidents.
Crews said Claridon Troy Road was closed between Route 608 and Chardon Windsor Road because of downed poles and wires.
Kenny Drive was closed south of Leaders Mobile Home Park because of downed wires across the road, according to fire crews.
Multiple wires were reported down on Route 6 near Cutts and Grant Street along the north side of the road.
The department said the public should use caution in areas with downed wires and poles and should not attempt to move any of the wires.
Anyone with an electrical emergency or who encounters downed wires is asked to call 9-1-1.
Hambden Fire said people should not call 9-1-1 to report an outage.
The department said FirstEnergy is aware of these issues and is working to fix them.
Check FirstEnergy’s , AEP’s , and Cleveland Public Power’s websites for the latest outage numbers.
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