Dam partially collapses in Connecticut causing flash flooding after deadly storms killed FIVE people across the nation – with ONE MILLION power outages across 12 states and 100 million still under storm alert
A flash flood warning has been issued in areas of Connecticut after a partial dam collapsed following deadly storms that killed five people across the country and caused nearly a million power outages in a dozen states.
Norwich Public Utilities said they were notified of the break in the Yantic River earlier this morning following heavy rain.
The power company said it had to take a substation offline to prevent potential damage, which has already caused 5,000 people in the area to lose power.
The storm, which started Tuesday evening and left Wednesday, washed out roads and downed trees and power lines.
Wind gusts reached 45 mph to 55 mph, with more windy weather expected through Wednesday.
Norwich Public Utilities said they were notified of the Yantic River break earlier this morning
Water rises in a residential area in the aftermath of a storm in Piermont, New York, USA, January 10, 2024
The National Weather Service (NWS) has also issued a flash flood warning for the areas surrounding the Yantic River.
Their update noted the dam breach and deemed it “life-threatening flash flooding” to this life in nearby Fitchville.
According to the NWS, people are trapped in buildings and homes in and around the area.
The United States Power Outage Map also indicates that just over 630,000 homes on the East Coast are currently without power.
In Wisconsin, one person was killed in a car crash Tuesday morning during heavy snowfall due to poor road conditions.
While another accident left a 35-year-old woman dead in Webber Township, Michigan, on Tuesday afternoon.
In Alabama, an 81-year-old woman was killed Tuesday morning when a possible tornado blew over her mobile home several times while she was inside.
Another person died after homes in a mobile home park in Claremont, North Carolina were damaged by severe weather.
In Jonesboro, Georgia, a tree crashed into the windshield of a car on Tuesday, killing the driver.
A flood watch is in effect throughout New York City until Wednesday afternoon. Due to the storm, the city’s Emergency Department issued a travel advisory from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning
This photo from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office shows storm damage around Panama City Beach, Florida
In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.
Many streets and roads were flooded and rivers rose after up to 8 centimeters of rain fell in some areas since Tuesday night.
Images of the city’s Hoboken train station appeared on social media on Wednesday morning.
After the heavy rain on Tuesday evening, the railway lines were completely flooded by rainwater.
New York City officials had to evacuate nearly 2,000 migrants housed in a sprawling tent complex before the storm.
In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills postponed the opening of all state offices until Wednesday afternoon because of the storm, which started as snow and later changed to rain in parts of New England.
Heavy snow hit parts of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Wednesday morning.
A tree was uprooted on Staten Island Tuesday evening amid high winds. A wind gust warning remains in effect until Wednesday morning
As high tide approached on Long Island Wednesday morning, parts of the southern coast were already underwater from coastal flooding.
In Nassau County, video showed cars lapping through water that had collected on the streets of Freeport.
Farther east, near the Hamptons, the National Weather Service reported major flooding from Shinnecock Bay.
Several schools on Long Island said they were canceling or postponing classes as a result of the storm.
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee planned to send out three tornado survey teams Wednesday to examine suspected tornado damage.
Roofs were blown off homes and furniture, fences and debris were strewn throughout the south during the height of the storm.
Many parts of Florida remained under flood watches, warnings and advisories early Wednesday amid concerns that streams and rivers were overflowing their banks.
Floodwaters can be seen here Wednesday morning along Washington Avenue in Highlands, New Jersey
Flooding along the wharf in Ocean County, New Jersey, was also observed this morning after heavy rain showers on Tuesday evening
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order placing 49 North Florida counties under a state of emergency.
Another storm that began Monday buried Midwestern cities in snow, leaving people stranded on highways.
Up to 12 inches of snow fell in some areas on Monday, including Kansas, eastern Nebraska and South Dakota, western Iowa and southwestern Minnesota.
Forecasters warned snow-hit areas in the Midwest and Great Plains that temperatures could drop dangerously low due to wind chill, down to around minus 20 degrees, and even much lower in Chicago, Kansas City and some parts of Montana.
In the Pacific Northwest, a snowstorm battered the mountains of Washington and Oregon on Tuesday, knocking out power and forcing the closure of highways and ski resorts.
At one point, about 150,000 customers in those states were without electricity, but by Wednesday morning that number was fewer than 20,000.