A winter storm that killed three people earlier this week has knocked out power in seven states and unleashed tornadoes near New Orleans.
About 207,000 customers were without power in Michigan, Minnesota, West Virginia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Florida and hardest-hit Wisconsin Thursday as the massive system brought heavy snow, rain and high winds across the eastern US, according to PowerOutage US. More tornadoes are possible. At least 3 people were killed by the storms, according to USA Today.
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.
