A winter storm that killed two people earlier this week has knocked out power in five states and unleashed tornadoes near New Orleans.
About 175,000 customers were without power in Michigan, Minnesota, West Virginia, Louisiana and hardest-hit Wisconsin Thursday as the massive system brought heavy snow, rain and high winds across the eastern U.S., according to PowerOutage U.S. More tornadoes are possible.
As much as 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimeters) of snow could fall across interior New York and northern New England through Friday, but the major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor will receive mainly rain, said Zack Taylor, a senior branch forecaster with the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. Meanwhile, portions of the northern Great Plains and upper Midwest will have another day of heavy snow and blizzard conditions.
