The Eastern U.S. was warned that Monday would bring the highest risk of severe storms, but residents may have not been prepared for what was to actually come. At least two people were killed, four others were injured, and millions experienced power outages and flight delays or cancellations.
Power Outages Spread
By Monday evening, over one million residents from Pennsylvania to Georgia lost power mostly due to the damaging winds of the storm. However by Tuesday morning, that number reached to below 400,000.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) filed more than 500 reports of wind damage between noon and 2am on Tuesday morning. Just on Monday, the total number of storm reports listed by the SPC ranked as the second highest day so far in 2023. The first was on March 31st which reached 704 severe weather reports.