Storms have knocked out power for more than 1 million Americans and caused at least 10 deaths, after heavy winds and possible tornadoes pummeled Kentucky, Michigan, and other parts of the South and Midwest.
Both Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg declared states of emergency. Edward J. Meiman, executive director of Louisville’s emergency services, said first responders were hit by a “huge” surge in calls for help on Friday, including several water rescues and fires caused by the storm.“This is very significant widespread damage throughout Kentucky,” Beshear said during a news conference. “When it comes to power, this is going to be a multiday event.
More than 10 inches of snow fell across parts of the Detroit area, where service providers DTE and Consumers Energy hadpower outages in February, according to the Detroit Free Press. More than 3,000 workers for DTE are working on emergency repairs, the company said on its website. The Detroit Metropolitan Airport closed on Friday, with local media reporting that as many as 300 flights had been canceled. The airport said on Twitter around midnight Friday that it had resumed operations.Tornado watches were issued in regions spanning from eastern Kentucky to northern Georgia, and the Weather Service received more than 125 reports of damaging winds in that region. That comes amid record winter tornado activity over the past three months in the Deep South and the central U.S.
Another system in the Western United States has continued to dump massive amounts of snow in California, where
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