As a result of Sunday’s wind storms, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland declared a state of emergency Monday during a 1:30 p.m. press conference in Columbus.
He said this will allow greater flexibility in the use of state resources.
Strickland said 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties have reported damage or power outages from the remains of Hurricane Ike, which swept through Sunday afternoon.
Strickland said as of 11:14 a.m., more than 1.9 million customers were without power in Ohio.
He also said about one-third of all Ohio Department of Transportation traffic signals are not functioning and 46 roads across the state have been closed.
“Restoration and clean-up will take a substantial amount of time,” Strickland said. “We hope that Ohioans will be patient.”
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