High winds cause power outages and property destruction as wild March weather blows in

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by By MARK SCOLFORO and MARGERY A. BECKMarch 14, 2026 at 09:53 PM

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High winds caused widespread power outages and property damage across the Great Lakes region and westward on Saturday. As of late afternoon, approximately 346,000 customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan were without electricity. The high winds, reaching 85 mph in Cleveland, downed trees and caused damage to buildings and vehicles from Cleveland to Pittsburgh. In Nebraska, at least one person died in a large, wind-driven wildfire. The wild weather coincided with St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Chicago, where the river was dyed green.

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