Half a million lose power as storm lashes US from midwest to east coast

Snow, tornadoes and fierce winds disrupt flights and leave homes and businesses in multiple states in the dark Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Half a million US homes and businesses were without power on Tuesday morning after a potent storm system brought a mix of snow, strong winds, cold temperatures and rainfall to areas from the midwest to the east coast. As of Tuesday morning, there were about 107,000 power outages reported in Michigan, according to poweroutage.us. In New York, there were 68,000 power outages; 65,000 were registered in Pennsylvania and 50,000 in Massachusetts. The National Weather Service (NWS) said early on Tuesday that a “deep cyclone together with a potent cold front continue to move through New England early this morning where very gusty winds, brief heavy downpours and sharply falling temperatures are still in progress”. The cyclone, the weather agency said, was expected to move into eastern Canada as Tuesday progressed. But, the NWS added, circulation will “allow strong and gusty winds” to continue into Tuesday night across New England before diminishing on Wednesday. Over the past few days, several states inc