Severe storms swept across the East Coast of the United States, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than 1 million utility customers from Pennsylvania down to Georgia.
The massive storm system brought heavy rain, thunder and violent winds of up to 70 mph throughout parts of the coast from New York to Mississippi, and caused major travel disruptions in the skies. By Monday night, more than 400 reports of strong winds had been made across the region.
Over 2,600 US flights were canceled and almost 7,900 others delayed by late Monday, while more than 1 million people were under flood watches or warnings, nearly 186,000 others were under tornado watches and an additional 197,000 were under severe thunderstorm watches late Monday.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans were without power, with the majority of outages recorded in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Maryland, according to the CNN.
A slight risk of severe thunderstorms - a Level 2 of 5 - exists Tuesday afternoon for parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, as well as parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas, the Storm Prediction Center says, according to the CNN. An enhanced risk - a Level 3 of 5 - exists for a smaller portion of the latter three states.
In July, 5 people were killed due to heavy rains, severe storms and flash floods in the US state of Pennsylvania.
Source: Qatar News Agency