FirstEnergy Reports Power Outages in Cleveland Heights
Check the power outage map from First Energy for updates, but as of 6:15 Tuesday night, 500 or less lost power
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Michelle Simakis
9:51 pm on Sunday, May 1, 2011
That's exactly what Mark Durbin from FirstEnergy said, Diane. The saturated ground from all the rain we've had did contribute to the problem. Glad to hear that the debris was cleaned up quickly and there was no damage, but I'm sorry to hear you lost a tree. more ›
Adele Eisner
10:12 pm on Monday, July 18, 2011
Glad to see this article which puts my Cleveland Heights unusual electrical experience of today into at least partial perspective. My power didn't go out totally. But we experienced what I can only term a series of seemingly inexplicable "super brownouts" The kitchen lights stayed on, but "flashed dimmer" in a way that one could almost feel or hear (no audio playing;) and the stove clock went out… more ›