Currently it is the early hours of the morning for the United States, and many across Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York are waking up without power. There are more than 500,000 people across the four states affected by the outages due to dangerously high winds. The blizzard conditions are making the restoration of power hard for utility companies, with many remaining without power from Sunday night into Monday.
According to poweroutage.us, these are the figures of those without power by state at the time of writing:
Pennsylvania – 144,803
Ohio – 134,201
Michigan – 109,071
West Virginia – 77,781
New York – 70,320
Strong winds have caused trees to be blown from their roots, causing damage to homes and cars across the country.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has a high wind warning in place until 4pm on Monday (9pm GMT) for Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Oswego counties in New York.
This includes the cities of Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, and Oswego.
This warning states that “Strong wind gusts will bring down trees and power lines and result in numerous power outages.
“Power may be out for several days in some areas. Shallow-rooted pines will be particularly vulnerable.
“Minor property damage is also possible, especially to roofs and siding. Travel in high profile vehicles will be very difficult at times, and empty tractor-trailers may be in danger of being blown off the road.”
The warning also states that “high winds of 58 mph or greater will make driving difficult and will result in property damage, including downed trees and powerlines.
“Numerous power outages are expected. Homeowners should secure loose objects.”
According to Accuweather, blustery conditions are expected to cause problems through Monday in the Northeast.
AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Dombek said: ”The worst of the wind along the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts is likely to be on Monday.”
On the windward shoreline of the Great Lakes, significant overwash and flooding can occur.
Buffalo, New York, is one of several areas where the winds can cause flooding from Lake Erie into Monday.