Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Four hour outage will affect a portion of city, please plan accordingly.
The Illuminating Company is planning a power outage on Tuesday, Jan. 8 to allow the company to remove or trim trees in Avon Lake. The outage will affect customers in the vicinity of Cherry Lane, Electric Boulevard and Yoder Boulevard in Avon Lake fro 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. "In the event of inclement weather the planned outage will be rescheduled for the same time on Wednesday, Jan. 9," a statement from CEI said. If you have any questions please call 800-589-3101. The Illuminating Company said the outage and trimming is necessary to improve electric service reliability.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Approximately 8,500 affected; power should be fully restored soon.
UPDATE: Nov. 13- Power from this outage has been fully restored. A pole fire on top of a power line resulted in power loss to 8,500 on the northwest portion of Cleveland Nov. 12. Mark Durbin, spokesperson for FirstEnergy said just after 11:45 a.m., a fire on a pole in Westlake affected a subtransmission line, leaving 8,500 FirstEnergy customers without power in Avon, North Ridgeville, North Olmsted and Westlake. By 2 p.m. power was restored to most structures affected. “We’re rerouting power to restore energy,” Durbin said. Durbin said FirstEnergy expected the power to be fully restored by 2:30 p.m.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Board of Elections Director says plan in place if power is still out on Tuesday
With Election Day right around the corner, Lorain County Board of Elections director Paul Adams said a plan is in place is any polling place unable to open, including any without power. After the remnants of Hurricane Sandy passed through Avon Lake, several polling locations were out of power, including Learwood Middle School and Lake Shore United Methodist Church. Power was returned to Learwood on Nov. 1. As of Nov. 2, only Lake Shore United Methodist Church was lacking power. “We’re getting feed from (Avon LakeFire Chief (Glen) Eisenhardt and the power company,” Adams said. “If necessary they will bump up that area on the priority list.” Adams said there was also a possibility of using generators if power is not restored by the time the …
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Learwood Middle School
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Those without power can also go to Old Firehouse Community Center until 8 p.m.
Power Outage Update from Office of the Avon Lake Mayor: First Energy’s latest estimate for restoration of power in Avon Lake is 95 percent of the city should have power by Monday night and with a goal of 100 percent of our residents back on by midnight Tuesday. With this latest information a Red Cross shelter will be opened in Avon Lake at St Joseph Church (32929 Lake Road). This shelter will be open this evening by 8 p.m. The Old Firehouse Community Center on the corner of Lake Road and SR 83 will remain open until 8 p.m. to serve as a reception area for residents who are seeking shelter. If you require transportation to the shelter please call 440-933-4567 or 440-933-8305. If you plan on using this shelter please bring any personal items…
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St. Joseph Catholic Church
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Know of business/group helping out? Add it in our comments section.
Editor’s note: Are you a business helping out or a resident who has a helpful tip? Add it to comments and we’ll include it in the story as well. It’s no secret: Many people in Avon Lake, one of the hardest hit communities in Northeast Ohio by the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy, have been using the Internet, including Avon-Avon Lake Patch’s Facebook page, as a source of communication to get through the week. Businesses have been emailing and posting where to get help on our Facebook page, as have city leaders. On Nov. 1, at 11 a.m. , Councilwoman Jennifer Fenderbosch posted on our Facebook page that the city of Avon Lake has just learned there may be some residents in Avon Lake without power through Monday, Nov. 5. Residents are also …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Make preparations for possibility of no power through Sunday
Updated: Click here to read what to do if you may need shelter this week. Time sensitive. FirstEnergy Representative Mark Durbin said that Avon Lake was one of the hardest hit communities in Northeast Ohio following Monday's storm and his company’s goal was to have most power restored by Saturday morning or 6 p.m. on Sunday. More than 5,000 customers lost power in Avon Lake. “Our goal is the weekend if not sooner,” Durbin said. “We’re trying to refine restoration.” A notation on FirstEnergy's "storm restoration" page said the majority of Lorain County customers are "expected to be restored by noon on Friday, November 2." Some areas of Avon Lake have already been restored and Durbin credited that to an area that crews could get to and get …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Residents are starting to see the high winds and power outages that Hurricane Sandy has pushed to our area.
Residents in Northeast Ohio are beginning to see the impact of Hurricane Sandy as high winds cause power outages across the area and huge waves on Lake Erie. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for all of Northeast Ohio effective until 4 p.m. Tuesday. More coverage: Hurricane Sandy in Northeast Ohio These winds will be sustained at 30 to 40 miles per hour with gusts of up to 65 miles per hour, the NWS predicts. In addition, a lakeshore flooding warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Waves on the lake could reach up to 22 feet high and the lake will rise three feet over normal levels. A flood watch is in effect for all of Northeast Ohio as we face steady and sometimes heavy rain through Tuesday evening. All …
Code Red issued, police urging to avoid all travel.
A large tree that fell across Walker Road, landing on a car around 4 p.m. has closed a portion of Walker Road. The tree also dislodged at least one power line. High winds are considered the probable cause. The driver of the vehicle was able to exit the car and reportedly not injured, Avon Lake Lt. Duane Streator said. The roadway is currently impassable. Walker Road remains closed between Jaycox Road and Legends Row. Streator said there was no time frame as to when it might open. Streator said there were live wires across the road when the tree initially fell. "We issued a Code Red and are asking people, similar to a severe winter weather alert, to avoid travel," Streator said. Code Red, the reverse 9-1-1 system, will send out urgent …
FirstEnergy preparing for outages across the area as high winds are expected to gust for roughly 24 hours.
Hurricane Sandy could cause power outages beginning tonight and into tomorrow evening in Northeast Ohio, a FirstEnergy spokesperson said. The hurricane is expected to bring strong winds to all of Northeast Ohio for a roughly 24-hour period beginning this evening. Crews have been sent from Ohio to the East Coast, where damage is expected to be more severe and widespread, spokesperson Mark Durbin said, but crews in Northeast Ohio are fully equipped to respond the storm. More coverage: Hurricane Sandy in Northeast Ohio “We would not have sent those crews if we didn’t think we had adequate staffing here to deal with outages,” Durbin added. Though the company is not in “storm mode” yet, crews in Northeast Ohio have been told to prepare for …
Here are guidelines from the USDA regarding the safety of food in a refrigerator without power.
With Hurricane Sandy predicted to bring high winds and power outages to Northeast Ohio today, food safety is a concern. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service prepared a fact sheet for keeping food safe during an emergency, including losing power. The USDA says to "keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature." But the refrigerator will only keep food safely cold for about four hours if unopened during a power outage, according to the USDA. A full freezer will hold the temperature for about 48 hours if full (24 hours of half full), the USDA says. The USDA emphasizes "never to taste food to determine its safety" and says that you should "evaluate each item separately." Generally…
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