Tuesday afternoon, heavy rain and high winds traveled across Northeast Ohio, leaving a wake of destruction and around 470,000 people without power.
Authorities said around 20,000 residents in the city of Cleveland had their power restored by Wednesday, and said there was approximately 14,000 other customers who were still waiting for power to be turned back on. Photos of devastation throughout communities in the state showed downed trees, facades of homes torn off, vehicles damaged, downed power lines and large pieces of structures strewn on roadways, Scripps News Cleveland reported.
In the town of Mentor, just outside of Cleveland off Lake Erie, fire crews had to lift up a car after a motorist drove around a barricade and into some downed wires.And in the Lake Erie coastal town of Bay Village, fallen trees were seen strewn just about everywhere.One home in Bay Village had its entire driveway blocked by a collapsed tree.Residents were seen out clearing damage after the storms passed. One person had a tree fall onto their front porch, causing damage.
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