TOLEDO, Ohio — The WTOL 11 Weather Team kept a close eye on the radar Wednesday and overnight into Thursday to follow the storm patterns to keep you informed and prepared for the severe weather.
Damage reports:
According to Toledo Edison's website, there are about 18,000 outages across multiple northwest Ohio counties including Lucas, Ottawa and Wood as of 12:37 p.m.
According to Consumers Energy, Monroe County in Michigan has reported 5,332 customers without power as of 12:40 p.m. And Lenawee County in Michigan has reported 2,432 customers without power as of 12:40 p.m.
There have also been power outages reported at various locations across Toledo. The Washington and west Toledo branches of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library are closed for the remained of Wednesday due to power outages.
A viewer in the area of West Alexis and Jackman roads in west Toledo provided WTOL 11 with the following photos of a downed tree.
A downed tree was also seen felled onto a home in Point Place at 299th Street and Ottawa River Road, pictured below:
A home at Edgewater Drive and 148th Street in Point Place also had a tree downed onto it, pictured below:
A tree was also uprooted by Mansfield Road and Upton Avenue in west Toledo, pictured below:
A telephone pole was also downed by the storms at Ralphie's Sports Eatery on Airport Highway, pictured below. Staff at Ralphie's said no one was hurt or injured. The restaurant will be closed for at least 48 hours, according the Springfield Township Fire Department.
Cars were left sitting in flooding water on Ivy Place near Douglas Road in west Toledo following the storms.
Several tree branches knocked down power lines accross the area, causing damage and temporary road closures.
Current severe weather watches and warnings:
A flash flood warning has been issued for Lucas County until 3:30 a.m. One to two inches of rainfall has already fallen and an additional one to two inches is possible.
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