TOLEDO, Ohio — Downed power lines, uprooted trees and falling branches forced roads to be closed across the area. Most of the damage was centered in Sylvania and west Toledo.
On Gracewood Road off of Douglas Road, a tree came down on a power line and split in half and hit a person's car. No one was hurt.
Neighbors on the block say they saw those straight-line winds take care of that pole and trees in the neighborhood quickly, adding the visibility was close to zero.
Autumn Banks, who lives across from that downed power line, said she felt like she was in a hurricane, stressing it came so quick and was unexpected.
"It was very thick. The wind and the rain was going sideways," she said. "One minute it was going this way and another minute it was going another way. All the trees were bent and I felt like I was in Florida in a hurricane."
9:20 p.m.
Olander Park System announces they will be closed on Thursday to clean up from the storm. A park official said that "several" trees were down throughout the entire park.
8:30 p.m.
Sylvania Ave. had to be closed in both directions after a tree fell into power lines near Sylvania and Lancelot in Sylvania. Parts of W. Sylvania in the area are expected to be closed all night.
David Shinaver owns a home on Lancelot. The storm caused trees to come down in his backyard and into his swimming pool.
He said he and his family were sitting down to eat dinner when the storm started and quickly escalated. They watched from their windows as the wind knocked the trees down and into their pool.
"We are shocked to see the damage that it caused," he said, "and it in fact knocked power to the whole area because we have a transformer in the backyard that was tripped when the tree came down."
Shinaver added that he just happened to buy a generator for his home after severe weather threats a few weeks ago.
7:45 p.m.
Olander Park in Sylvania was closed down for the rest of the day due to damage from the storm. The Olander Park System says the park may also be closed on Thursday due to multiple downed tree limbs.
7:30 p.m.
Reports of wires down in multiple locations in west Toledo.
Wednesday's summer storm causes power outages, damage across area
7:20 p.m.
More than 9,000 Toledo Edison customers lost power, centered in Sylvania and parts of west Toledo. Power restoration is estimated for 10:30 - 11 p.m.
3:58 p.m.
A viewer reports horizontal rain and wind between 20-30 miles per hour between Elmore and Oak Harbor, around State Route 590.
3:27 p.m.
More than 6,000 west Toledoans are currently without power. This is in the Five Points/ Library Village/ DeVeaux village neighborhoods. Estimated restoration 5:30-6 p.m.
3:23 p.m.
Henry County sheriff's dispatcher says there are multiple reports of limbs down. Also, a tree fell on a shed, knocking it off the foundation. No injuries were reported.