Multiple rounds of powerful storms swept through parts of southern New England on Tuesday, killing one person and knocking out power to more than 150,000 customers while toppling trees across the region.
One person was killed by thunderstorms in Mystic, Connecticut, when a tree fell on top of a car around 6:20 a.m.
Power outages affected more than 100,000 customers in Rhode Island alone, including more than 34,000 in and around the state capital Providence. Power utility National Grid reported that more than 40,000 Rhode Island customers still remained without power Wednesday morning. At the height of the storm, more than 30,000 customers in Massachusetts lost power.
Storms toppled trees like the one at this home in Cranston, Rhode Island, early Tuesday.(Brian Yocono)
"We cheated death," camper Latasha Straughn told the Westerly Sun. She suffered an injured ankle and was limping but didn't request medical treatment.
Isolated wind gusts of more than 80 mph were reported along with severe lightning before the front moved offshore. Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod were hardest hit by the storms.
National Weather Service meteorologist Rebecca Gould said the Boston area saw hail the size of eggs during the peak of the brief storm. "We haven't had a widespread hail outbreak like this in a long time," she said. "It's a rare event."
The Providence Journal said police in Cranston and Warwick were reporting dozens of streets blocked by downed trees and flooding.
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New York's Long Island also felt the impact of the storms' torrential rains and damaging winds, as more than 70,000 customers there lost power, about 20,000 of whom were still without power Tuesday evening. As many as 2,500 lightning strikes were recorded in 15 minutes during the most damaging period of the storm, reported NBC New York.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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