Tornadoes and violent wind gusts struck the Northeast. On Saturday, the Northeast was affected by a storm system that produced several tornadoes in the Midwest and hundreds of reports of strong winds and a few tornadoes.
There were severe thunderstorm watches in effect for almost 30 million people from the Delmarva Peninsula to upstate New York, and there was also one tornado watch.
The FOX Forecast Center issued a warning that the outbreak of storms that were forming over Buckeye state and spreading through the Interstate 95 corridor was caused by the clash of air masses and instability.
A danger zone was declared for New York City, where torrential downpours and tornadoes and violent wind gusts struck the Northeast. On Saturday, the Northeast was affected by a storm system that produced several tornadoes in the Midwest and hundreds of reports of strong winds and a few tornadoes.
There were severe thunderstorm watches in effect for almost 30 million people from the Delmarva Peninsula to upstate New York, and there was also one tornado watch.
The FOX Forecast Center issued a warning that the outbreak of storms that were forming over Buckeye state and spreading through the Interstate 95 corridor was caused by the clash of air masses and instability.The combination of storms and gusty winds associated with the frontal boundary caused nearly a million power outages across the eastern half of the United States
Communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania appeared to be hardest hit, according to PowerOutage.us.
Winds up to 45 mph in Columbus, Ohio and in the nation’s capital, winds to more than 30 mph outside of thunderstorms.
These gusts helped loosen tree branches and caused power outages from Georgia to New England.
Winds are expected to ease on Sunday as the strong front moves away from the east coast.
