TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Utility crews and repair teams fanned out across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan Saturday as residents and businesses dealt with the aftermath of a windstorm that knocked out power, downed trees and damaged at least one school.
Neighborhoods without power for more than 24 hours
On East Country Club Parkway in Toledo, residents had been without power for more than 24 hours before crews arrived to remove a tree that had knocked down power lines. Jon Refi, a resident on that street, said the outage raised concerns for vulnerable neighbors.
“There’s people in this neighborhood with kids that have medical conditions and there’s older people and it’s a big concern for these people not having power,” Refi said.
Refi also noted the financial tradeoff of tree removal.
“I know the cost of taking these trees out is pretty high but the cost of one coming down is even higher,” he said.
On Meadowwood Drive in Toledo, a fallen tree smashed three cars and took down power lines. Crews were on scene Saturday addressing that damage as well.
Roof blown off Perrysburg elementary school
In Perrysburg, part of the roof at Toth Elementary blew off during Friday’s storm. School was in session at the time, and teachers moved students to safety. No injuries were reported.
One grandparent of a student said the situation was alarming until word came that everyone was safe.
“It was very scary knowing his classroom was right where it happened but then we got the email saying there were no injuries and everybody was fine,” the parent said.
Repair crews were on site at the school Saturday. Another parent said her child was relieved to see the work underway.
“He was so excited to see that they were working on it so that means a lot that they are on top of this situation here,” she said.
Utilities respond; AEP calls it worst damage since 2012
Toledo Edison and AEP both released statements Saturday saying thousands of crews were out making repairs. AEP said the storm produced the worst damage its crews have responded to in the area since 2012.
AEP said it had already restored power to more than 175,000 homes and businesses and expected to resolve remaining outages by Monday night. Estimated restoration times vary by location and utility provider.
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