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A powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley, damaging homes and businesses, injuring several people and leaving tens of thousands in the dark Wednesday as blizzards and snow fell across the Great Lakes. remained in
Severe storms injured at least 10 people in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just north of Louisville, the town's mayor told CNN affiliate WLKY. Photos posted by the mayor showed debris ripped off the roofs of several homes and debris scattered throughout the neighborhood.
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Jeffersonville, Indiana is seeing widespread storm damage.
Severe thunderstorms caused “flooding, downed trees, power outages and road closures” across West Virginia, according to Gov. Jim Justice, who declared a state of emergency in Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln and Nicholas counties on Tuesday.
At least 13 homes were damaged and some residents were injured in Fayette County, West Virginia, Emergency Management Agency Director Kevin Walker told CNN. Walker said the injuries were not life-threatening.
“Some have been destroyed and others have sustained significant damage,” Walker said.
On Tuesday and Wednesday morning, 14 tornadoes were reported across Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, as well as dozens more in Kentucky, including wind gusts exceeding 100 mph. There were also reports of damaging winds.
A tornado struck Conyers, Georgia, just southeast of Atlanta, early Wednesday, knocking out power lines and causing damage, CNN affiliate WXIA reported. A tree crashed through a teenage boy's car during the storm, hitting him in the knee. The boy was rescued and taken to a hospital, WXIA reported.
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An elementary school in Proctorville, Ohio, was left in ruins after a severe storm hit it on Tuesday.
An elementary school in Proctorville, Ohio, was left in ruins after a storm that triggered tornado warnings passed through the area. Fortunately, students at Fairland West Elementary School were on spring break, but school district officials told CNN that the school will remain closed for the time being.
More than 100,000 electric utility customers in West Virginia remained in the dark Wednesday morning after strong winds of more than 90 mph ripped through the state Tuesday, according to poweroutage.us.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency for the entire state Tuesday after the Lexington area suffered “significant damage” from the storm.
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Storm damage on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Sunbright, Tennessee. Several buildings were damaged, but no fatalities were reported.
In Tennessee, a funeral home and some homes in the town of Sunbright were damaged by the storm system after it brought two tornadoes to the state on Tuesday, Morgan County E-911 Director Matthew Brown said. Ta.
Structural damage was also reported across Barnsdall, Oklahoma, after four tornadoes tore through the state on Monday, according to Barnsdall police. Police Officer Eric Sofian told CNN that homes were damaged, garages were destroyed and roofs were torn off from some homes.
“I was on duty and patrolling the city when the incident happened,” he said. “There was some pretty high winds and lightning, and you could see a lot of sparks coming off the power lines.”
Three more tornadoes struck Missouri on Monday, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Multiple vehicles were overturned on Interstate 265 in southern Indiana “due to high winds or the possibility of a tornado,” Indiana State Police in Sellersburg said, adding that there were minor injuries.
The storm will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time across parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the Mid-Atlantic. More than 35 million people were under some degree of severe weather threat Wednesday, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
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Long blizzard and strong winds
The extended winter storm will bring significant snow and strong winds to the Great Lakes and Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. About 12 million people are under winter weather warnings, primarily across northern New England, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy snow will continue to fall in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan through Thursday. Up to 2 feet of snow is expected to fall in parts of northern Wisconsin and northern Michigan, and blizzard warnings are in effect.
The situation left more than 100,000 customers in both states without power as of Wednesday morning, according to poweroutage.us.
Heavy snow and sleet will move into northern New York, much of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Six to 14 inches of snow and up to an inch of sleet is possible. The National Weather Service said more than 12 inches of snow could accumulate in upstate New York and central New England.
The combination of heavy snow and strong winds is expected to affect travel and power outages. Whiteout conditions and snow-covered roads can cause hazardous travel conditions in the area, and heavy, wet snow and strong winds can cause power outages and downed trees.
Moderate coastal flooding is possible in parts of the northeast coast late Wednesday into Thursday, the Bureau of Meteorology said. This could result in widespread road flooding, coastal and bay flooding, impassable roads, and damage to vulnerable structures.
“Strong storms will impact the region into Thursday,” the National Weather Service in New York said in a statement. “It is resistant to damaging winds, heavy rain, and widespread minor to moderate coastal flooding during high tide late Wednesday and early Thursday.”
