By Holly Yan
After a series of violent storms ravaged the Eastern US on Tuesday evening, two people died, many homes and businesses lost their roofs and motorists were left stranded.
In Florence, Alabama, a 28-year-old man died after being struck by lightning in a parking lot Monday. The authorities haven’t identified him.
Evan Christopher Kinley was killed by a falling tree outside the home of his grandparents in Anderson County, South Carolina.
After severe storms knocked down power lines on Route 140 in Westminster (Maryland), dozens were stuck in their cars up to 5 and a 1/2 hours.
Drivers waited hours as crews de-energized the power lines.
Jeffrey Campbell was trapped for several hours by live wires when a utility pole fell onto his truck as he drove home. A live wire on his left side shattered his rear view mirror.
He said, “Poles keep falling after each other.”
The police reported that 33 adults and fourteen children were saved. There were no reported injuries.
As a result, on Tuesday, storms from Philadelphia to Atlanta continued to threaten severe weather across the Plains.
Tornadoes, high winds and large hail could be experienced in parts of the Central High Plains.
Early Tuesday morning, the eastern Massachusetts region, which includes Boston, experienced heavy rains. Up to three inches of rainfall fell in only a few short hours. The National Weather Service in Boston confirmed on Tuesday that storms had become severe and caused damaging winds gusts, as well as at least one tornado.
Due to the fierce storms that hit Monday, thousands were without electricity.
According to PowerOutage.us, more than 150,000 households and businesses in Eastern States were left without electricity as of Tuesday evening. However, the majority were located in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Maryland. More than 1,000,000 customers were without electricity a day before due to storm damage.
Storm Prediction Center reports that large and dangerous hail has been pelting several parts of Virginia. The National Weather Service, Wakefield in Virginia, reported that hail as large as a grapefruit (4.75″) had been recorded in Caroline County. This is the biggest hail to be reported in Virginia since 2003.
By Tuesday afternoon, the storms had caused more than 300 cancellations and 2,900 delays. FlightAware.com reported that over 8,600 flights were affected by the storms on Monday.
According to the National Weather Service in Louisville, EF-1 damage occurred in Dubois County and Orange county in Indiana on Monday.
According to the Weather Service, it is not clear if the damages were caused by a single tornado of varying length or multiple tornadoes.
Aerial video taken by CNN affiliate WLKY shows violent winds tossing around debris and tearing down traffic signs in Paoli.
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