More than 17,000 people were without power in Northeast Ohio Thursday evening, according to FirstEnergy.
Over 15,000 of those customers were in Lorain County.
Outages in Olmstead Township were reported by its police department. Olmstead Township PD issued a traffic alert advising drivers to use caution during rush hour.
North Ridgeville Police also said they were aware of a widespread power outage affecting the area and advised drivers to treat intersections with non-functioning traffic signals as four-way stops.
It is unclear what caused the outages, but they have been restored as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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