TOLEDO, Ohio — Severe thunderstorms battered northwest Ohio with hail and multiple reported tornadoes Thursday evening.
Nine tornados eventually touched down across the region leaving thousands of people without power.
On Thursday night, in the hours after the storms rolled through, as many as 9,000 Toledo Edison customers were without power.
The outages left many people with freezers and refrigerators full of food that was quickly spoiling, without a way to charge phones, or begin the necessary clean up on their property.
On top of that, Toledo Edison's estimates for power restoration in Point Place, where an EF-2 tornado touched down, were estimated for Tuesday at 11:30 p.m.
Since that time, line workers and other crew members have worked diligently to get power up and running for customers.
On Saturday night, over 5,100 people across multiple counties in the region were still without power. By Sunday afternoon, that number was cut in half according to Toledo Edison.
As of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, still had about 1,300 customers without power, most of those in the Point Place neighborhoods in Toledo.
Toledo wasn't the only area hit by the storms.
Tornados also touched down in Sandusky and Huron Counties, leaving hundreds of people in the dark.
As of Sunday afternoon however, Sandusky County had about 200 outages and Huron County had just over 150 outages.
Lucas County advises protective measures for power outages, including methods for alternative heating and power as well as tips for fire safety here.
Toledo Edison also advises protective measures for what to do when downed power lines are near you and how to manage other electrical emergencies here.
A representative from Toledo Edison stressed the importance of staying away from downed power lines in the following statement:
Safety is our TOP PRIORITY. Please use caution if you must go outdoors. Stay far away from downed- or low-hanging power lines that could be hidden in storm debris or downed trees. If you see any downed- or low-hanging wire, assume it is energized and dangerous; stay far away and report it immediately to 911.
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