Winter Storm Finn in Iowa.Photo:Scott Olson/Getty
Scott Olson/Getty
At least six people have died and hundreds of thousands are without power after Winter Storm Finn slammed into several states early this week.
Approximately 164 million people were under weather alerts Tuesday as the storm marched through the Midwest and into eastern portions of the United States, according toNBC News.
On Monday, the storm dumped more than a foot of snow on portions of the Midwest, according toABC NewsandCBS News. The system also triggered about two dozen tornado reports across Texas and Alabama, then Florida, Georgia and South Carolina upon reaching the East Coast on Tuesday, perCNN.
Winter Storm Finn in Iowa.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty
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Also in Alabama, an 81-year-old woman died after a possible tornado hit her mobile home and caused it to flip multiple times while she was inside, per ABC News andAL.com.
Another person reportedly died in North Carolina after a separate suspected tornado tore through a mobile home park in Claremont.
Winter Storm Finn in Maryland.Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty
Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty
Two others died in car crashes in the Midwest, according to ABC News. One crash occurred in Wisconsin, while the other took place in Michigan.
Approximately one million power outages occurred across the country due to the winter storm, according toThe New York Post. New York and Pennsylvania were among the hardest-hit states.
As of publication midday Wednesday, more than 130,000 customers remain without power in New York, compared to more than 90,000 powerless customers in Pennsylvania, according toPowerOutage.us.
More than 40,000 customers remain without power in three other states, as well: New Jersey, Virginia and Michigan.
The storm caused chaos at airports across the country, with about 1,350 flights canceled and more than 8,700 delays, according toFlightAware.
Winter Storm Finn in Canada.Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty
Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty
Winter Storm Gerri will impact Midwest states on Thursday before moving through eastern states to begin the weekend. The storm is expected to spark more severe weather in the south, as well as more heavy rain and snow farther north.
source: people.com
