STORM UPDATE: 10 Tornadoes, Power Still Being Restored
August 28, 2023 8:15AM EDT
Utility contractors work Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, to repair power lines in Southfield, Mich., north of Detroit. Severe storms powered by winds of up to 75 mph (121 kph) in Michigan downed trees, tore roofs off buildings and killed several people while leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said. The National Weather Service said Friday some of the damage may have been caused by two tornadoes. (AP Photo/Corey R. Williams)
CLEVELAND, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Make it ten confirmed tornadoes in Ohio between Thursday night and early Friday morning.
The nearest one to our area was an EF-1 twister near Spencer in Medina County.
Power is still being restored across northern Ohio from the storms.
Edison still hopes to have their remaining 12,000 customers back on late Monday night.
As of 8 a.m. Monday, there were still 1200 outages in Portage County and 200 in Summit.
