Storm Knocks Out Electricity for Tens of Thousands in Snow Belt
December 2, 2020 4:51AM EST
Kenny Nails and Brad Johnson, working for Pepco, fix wires downed in this weekend’s snow storm to restore electric power to a neighborhood in Rockville, Md., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. A massive snow storm hit the region Friday and Saturday, dumping 2 feet of snow in some places. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The storm wreaked havoc with the power grid from Cleveland to Ashtabula Monday night and Tuesday.
The heavy wet snow along with strong winds plunged over 90,000 First Energy customers into the dark at the peak of the storm Tuesday afternoon.
As of 6:30 a.m., the number of outages was down to 48,000.
