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

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.

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