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.
Cold front expected in southern California on Friday
Wintery weather will hit southern California beginning Thursday night and continuing into Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Possible severe thunderstorms, rain, and low-elevation snow are being forecast for the region.
“Widespread precipitation is expected from the coast to the mountains for late Thursday night into Friday evening with the snow level lowering to 3,000 to 3,500 feet,” the National Weather Service reported.
A slight chance of thunderstorms is possible Friday, according to the NWS.
“Onshore flow will strengthen on Thursday with … high temperatures much cooler, as much as 15 degrees cooler for the valleys.”
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