More than 250K still without power in Ohio days after storm hits: See outage map

More than 250,000 homes and business remained without power in Ohio, days after severe storms and at least two tornados hit the northeastern portion of the state.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland on Thursday confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties on Tuesday.

More surveys were slated to continue across the region on Thursday, the NWS posted on X. As of Thursday any potential storm casualties in the state were not immediately known.

About 1:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday, widespread outages were affecting more than 262,000 customers in greater Cleveland.

What Ohio counties still do not have power?

USA TODAY's Power Outage Tracker showed the largest outages clustered in four northeast Ohio counties on Thursday afternoon:

• Cuyahoga County, which had more than 173,000 customers without power.

• Lake County, which had more than 40,000 customers without power.

• Lorain County, which had nearly 13,000 customers without power.

• Geauga County, which had more than 20,000 customers without power.

North Carolina power outages Nearly 130K in The Tar Heel State without power after Tropical Storm Debby makes 2nd landfall

Ohio power outage map

Live updates: Tropical Storm Debby pounding North Carolina; death toll rises to 7

Tropical Storm Debby aftermath

Thousands of miles south, Tropical Storm Debby rolled ashore along Florida's Big Bend region Monday before moving across Georgia and meandering along the Atlantic coast.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Debby made its second landfall early Thursday near Bulls Bay, South Carolina, less than 30 miles northeast of Charleston, with maximum sustained winds up to 50 mph.

At least seven people have died as a result of the storm, officials reported Thursday.

The storm was expected to bring up to 8 inches of rain, with some areas seeing potentially 15 inches across parts of the Carolinas and Virginia Thursday and Friday. Flood watches throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions were set to activate Thursday evening and last through Friday night.

In parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, the storm brought nearly a foot of rain prompting flash flooding, water rescues, as well as downed trees and power lines.

Storm tracker: Where is Hurricane Debby? Maps track path, flooding, rainfall, and more.

Contributing: Christopher Cann

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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