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Mentor Misses Worst of Freezing Rain Storm

The freezing rain did cause James A. Garfield National Historic Site to cancel its Presidents Day event

The freezing rain storm that started last night caked ice on streets, sidewalks and trees and has caused power outages throughout the area.

However, Mentor seems to have been spared the worst of it.

Dispatchers did not receive any calls about serious car crashes in the city and only three First Energy employees were without power as of 2 p.m. Monday.

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The rest of the region was not as lucky. In northern Ohio, about 42,000 lost power with the majority of those buildings being in Cuyahoga County, said Mark Durbin, FirstEnergy spokesperson

Power for some may not be restored until tomorrow morning, as it depends on if the conditions worsen and how fast the road crews are able to work, he said.

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The storm did have one casualty. James A. Garfield National Historic Site cancelled its special Presidents Day event because of weather.

Will Kubina, meteorologist with Cleveland's National Weather Service office said there is a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. tomorrow, but he thinks the worst of it may be over.

People have reported a quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch of freezing rain so far, he said. The freezing rain and drizzle will probably taper off by mid-morning, and about 2 to 4 inches will fall tonight and into tomorrow morning.


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