Thousands were without power in Grand Rapids, Ohio, following storms that left businesses and homes damaged.
GRAND RAPIDS, Ohio — Home and business owners across Grand Rapids are hurting following the aggressive storm that took place on August 27.
Community members say the damage was extensive, from pieces of their roofing and siding flying off to downed trees in yards.
Many homeowners say they were left without power for hours. Homeowner Kevin Olman described what happened that night.
“We went to bed at about 11 o’clock and still didn’t have power,” Olman said. “We’ve heard a couple of different people speculate sometime around 2 o’clock in the morning. We woke up the air conditioning and the lights were on.”
He said part of the tree in their front lawn hit the front of their house.
“We lost this tree, part of the tree, and it landed against our home. It caused a lot of damage to our …