CLEVELAND — Batten down the hatches, and anything else that isn’t secure. The National Weather Service forecasts strong severe storms for Friday night and Saturday morning. The storm system will be strongest as it enters the western portion of the state and weaken as it moves west to east. The primary threats will be straight […]
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This weekend’s weather could be a repeat of last weekend’s windstorms
CLEVELAND — That old adage, April showers bring May’s flowers, will begin in earnest this weekend. The detailed forecast calls for showers on Friday, mainly before 2 p.m with a high near 57. It will be breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. The chance of […]
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AEP reports nearly 90 percent of customers have regained power
Windstorm Power Restoration Update: March 27, 1 p.m. CURRENT SITUATION Crews have restored almost 90% of the over 125,000 customers who lost power as a result of Saturday’s windstorm. More than 2,000 line, tree, contractor, assessor and support personnel are continuing to work as quickly and as safely as they can to bring power […]
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High winds leave 125,000 AEP Ohio customers without power
SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: March 25, 6:30 p.m. CURRENT SITUATION Sustained wind gusts of more than 60 mph and saturated ground have brought down numerous trees, poles and power lines across the state. Over 125,000 customers are currently without power, mainly in the northeast, central, southern and southeast parts of the state. Restoration efforts […]
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Beware the Ides, er, Winds of March today
MANSFIELD — It’s not the Ides of March you need to be concerned about today across north central Ohio. It’s the winds of March, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland, which has issued a high-wind warning Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Beware the ides of March” is a warning to […]
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Be prepared: Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week highlights potential dangers
MANSFIELD — A mild Ohio winter should not lull Richland County residents into meteorological complacency, according to weather experts. Spring and summer are just around the corner and that’s potentially hazardous in a county that has experienced two significant tornado touchdowns in the last four years. That’s why March 19-25 is designated Spring Severe Weather […]
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Flood warning issued for Loudonville and Perrysville area
LOUDONVILLE — The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a flood warning for a southern portion of Ashland County that includes Loudonville and Perrysville. At 10:45 a.m. Saturday, the Black Fork Mohican River was at 9.96 inches, almost at the flood stage of 10 inches after “1.5 to 2 inches” of rain fell yesterday, […]
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Flood watch issued for parts of Ohio, including Ashland, Richland, Knox counties
CLEVELAND — The National Weather Service in Cleveland has placed the region in a flood watch for Friday. NWS issued the flood watch around 2 p.m. on Thursday, ahead of a forecasted wintry mix of rain and snow expected to hit the area Friday morning. The area includes Ashland, Richland, Crawford and Knox counties and is […]
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Snow-less February about to give way to heavy rains, wind to start March
“March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb.” –– English author Thomas Fuller from a 1732 volume of “proverbs, wise sentences and witty sayings, ancient and modern.” MANSFIELD — North central Ohio just experienced one of the most snow-less Februarys in memory. One local weather observer in his 70s, Charles Comstock, believes it […]
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Patchy, freezing drizzle may make area roads slick Sunday night, Monday morning
MANSFIELD — What would a new work week be without a bit of meteorological challenge? The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Sunday night for an area that includes Richland, Ashland, Knox and Crawford counties. Patchy freezing drizzle is possible Sunday night and into Monday morning, the NWS […]