Post by Vermontn03 on Jun 30, 2012 20:17:09 GMT -5
As Heat Continues, Violent Eastern U.S. Storms Kill 12
A fallen tree blocks the road in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Saturday. (AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Violent storms swept across the eastern U.S., killing at least 12 people and knocking out power to millions of people on a day that temperatures across the region are expected to reach triple-digits.
The Mid-Atlantic region had already been experiencing 100-degree temperatures before Friday evening's violent storms. More than 3 million are without power - and without air conditioning - as crews work to clear downed tree limbs and restore electricity.
The storms were blamed for the deaths of six people in Virginia; two in New Jersey; two in Maryland; one in Ohio; and one in Washington, D.C. In suburban Washington, residents were told to call non-emergency phone numbers or go to fire and police stations if they needed help because even 911 emergency call centers were without electricity.
Power outages were reported from Indiana to New Jersey, with the bulk of the service interruptions concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region. Earlier Friday, the nation's capital reached 104 degrees - topping a record of 101 set in 1934.
weather.aol.com/2012/06/30/as-heat-continues-violent-eastern-u-s-storms-kills-five/#page=1
A fallen tree blocks the road in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Saturday. (AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Violent storms swept across the eastern U.S., killing at least 12 people and knocking out power to millions of people on a day that temperatures across the region are expected to reach triple-digits.
The Mid-Atlantic region had already been experiencing 100-degree temperatures before Friday evening's violent storms. More than 3 million are without power - and without air conditioning - as crews work to clear downed tree limbs and restore electricity.
The storms were blamed for the deaths of six people in Virginia; two in New Jersey; two in Maryland; one in Ohio; and one in Washington, D.C. In suburban Washington, residents were told to call non-emergency phone numbers or go to fire and police stations if they needed help because even 911 emergency call centers were without electricity.
Power outages were reported from Indiana to New Jersey, with the bulk of the service interruptions concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region. Earlier Friday, the nation's capital reached 104 degrees - topping a record of 101 set in 1934.
weather.aol.com/2012/06/30/as-heat-continues-violent-eastern-u-s-storms-kills-five/#page=1
