At least four people were dead and hundreds of thousands were in the dark as stormy weather covered much of the country Tuesday.
As per the US media outlets, powerful storms charged across the country bringing snow, rain, wind, thunder or cold, sometimes in combination, to the Pacific Northwest, the Plains, the Gulf Coast, the South, and the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.
In all, 164 million people were under winter weather alerts from freeze warnings to tornado warnings. Large swaths of the country were under winter weather advisories — which alert residents to freezing rain and other possible hazards — or winter storm warnings, which precede a few inches or more of snow or sleet.
We are beginning to see impacts from the severe weather that is making its way across the Panhandle.
— FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) January 9, 2024
Technical Rescue Teams are currently being deployed to complete damage assessments in impacted areas. Please remain in your homes until the storm has passed. pic.twitter.com/Gb3iIuhvHt
Even Hawaii was contending with messy weather, as the Maui County Emergency Management Agency said flash flooding was continuing and rain was coming down at times at 1 inch per hour. The agency said a high wind warning for the Big Island of Hawaii would remain in effect overnight.
Formal statement coming soon, but as many have heard we suffered a tornado through downtown Bamberg this afternoon. No reported injuries, but very significant property damage. Stay away from any downed power lines, and look out for your neighbors, particularly the ones who lost… pic.twitter.com/VFR7Xm4bFV
— Justin Bamberg, Esq. (@JustinBamberg) January 9, 2024
Nearly 900,000 utility customers are without power
As per CCN report, Nearly 900,000 utility customers in the US were without power as of 11 p.m. ET Tuesday following severe storms, according to tracker PowerOutage.us.
Outages remain highest in the Mid-Atlantic but are rising across the Northeast.
Outages are expected to rise further in the Northeast as high wind gusts and heavy rainfall impact much of the region.
Here are the where the majority of outages are as of 11 p.m. ET :
- Pennsylvania: 198,000
- New York: 162,000
- North Carolina: 112,000
- New Jersey: 97,000
- Virginia: 63,000
- Maryland: 42,000
- Georgia: 47,000
