Northeast hit by heavy rain, flood warnings and power outages
The Northeast was hit by torrential rain and flash flood warnings early Wednesday, leaving more than half a million customers without power.
The Northeast was hit by torrential rain and flash flood warnings early Wednesday, leaving more than half a million customers without power.
More than 144,00 homes and businesses were without power in New York and 105,000 in Pennsylvania as of 7.30 a.m. ET, according to PowerOutage.us.
Pictures shared on social media early Wednesday showed coastal areas of Maryland hit by flooding, with parts of Baltimore and Annapolis underwater as winds in parts of the state reached 80 mph.
One man was taken to a local hospital Tuesday night after being rescued from floodwaters in Beltsville, Maryland, about 15 miles northeast of Washington, Prince George's County Fire said in a statement. He was given CPR after being pulled from a building by a good Samaritan, but was said to be unresponsive. His condition is not known.
Stormy weather has killed four people across the country this week so far.
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