Maine town buried under a foot of snow as nor’easter batters east coast
Two people were killed in Pennsylvania when the storm caused trees to fall on their cars
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At least four people were killed after tornadoes and severe storms tore through several states this week.
Widespread thunderstorms rolled across the central and eastern US on Tuesday bringing tennis ball-sized hail, pounding rain and dangerous winds to at least 75 million people.
After lashing parts of Texas, Illinois and Oklahoma, the weather system moved from the northern parts of Indiana and Ohio and western Pennsylvania on its track east, with tornadoes touching down in Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee.
On Wednesday, two people were killed in Pennsylvania when the storm caused trees to fall on their cars, WPVI reported.
Meanwhile, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear confirmed that at least one victim was killed in the state – as the weather caused a car accident.
After two days of heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes, the east-ward moving storm system has now hit the US east coast, with severe weather hammering Florida up through New England and the northern border states.
As of Thursday morning, 137,000 homes in Maine were without power after a powerful Nor’easter hammered the state.
Severe storms produced hurricane-force winds in Missouri on Monday
The severe storms moving across the US reportedly produced hurricane-force winds near Carthage, Missouri, on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
“NWS storm survey found straight line winds causing roof damage to businesses in downtown Carthage. Power poles were also broken and trees were snapped. Peak winds were estimated to be 100mph,” the agency said in an X/Twitter post.
The extreme winds damaged buildings in the city’s central square on Monday.
WATCH: Severe Storms Leave Damage In Kentucky
At least three killed in storms
At least three people were killed as tornadoes and severe storms tore through several states this week.
On Wednesday, two people were killed in Pennsylvania when the storm caused trees to fall on their cars, WPVI reported.
Meanwhile, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear confirmed that at least one victim was killed in the state – as the weather caused a car accident.
10 people injured in Indiana town during severe storms on Tuesday
Severe storms injured at least 10 people in Jeffersonville, Indiana on Tuesday.
High winds tore the roof off homes and tossed debris around the town, which is just north of Louisville, according to WLKY.
At least one person, a 46-year-old homeless woman in Oklahoma, was killed by severe weather on Tuesday after the storm drain where she was seeking shelter flooded.
High winds topple tree, crush a car in New York City
Severe storms producing high winds toppled a tree in New York City, which fell and crushed a car.
The incident happened on 102nd Street in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
No one was injured, according to police.
The National Weather Service in New York warned residents that a major storm would blow in with potentially damaging winds and possible flooding on Wednesday.
The Rockaway route of the NYC ferry closed on Wednesday due to the storms.
Heavy snow and high winds are forecast for the region on Thursday when a nor’easter hits the area.
WATCH: Footage of damage in Conyers, Georgia after tornado rips through region
WATCH: Snow hits northern Chicago suburbs hard
New England town sees more than a foot of snow
The town of Porter, Maine, received 12.2 inches of snow after a nor’easter blew in over the northeast and New England.
Locals woke up to the blanketing after the storm raged overnight.
Madison, New Hampshire, received 11.3 inches of snow.
Winter storms are expected to continue in the region on Thursday. Between six and 12 inches of snow — on top of the snow that fell overnight — is expected in the area.
WATCH: Northeast US drenched by rain and snow
More than 500,000 still without power in New England
More than 500,000 power customers in New England are still waiting to have their lights turned back on after a powerful nor’easter dropped inches of snow on the region overnight.
The wet, heavy snow and 60+mph winds disrupted power infrastructure primarily in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, though lesser outages were reported Connecticut, Vermont, and Rhode Island.
Maine was hit the hardest, with just over 300,000 customers still in the dark. New Hampshire and Boston followed, with approximately 175,000 and 22,000 customers without power, respectively.
Another six to 12 inches of snow are forecast for parts of New England for Thursday, making it likely more outages are on the way.
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