Snow, Thunderstorms Black Out Thousands

We all know that rain, snow and lightning can be dangerous because of this it blacked out thousands.
-This horrible event took place in Birmingham, Alabama.
-heavy snow across the Great Lakes region Tuesday and fired up thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast.
-At least two deaths were blamed on the stormy weather.
-Fallen trees on roads slowed cars and several traffic accidents brought morning rush hour traffic to a standstill in Birmingham.
-A falling tree struck a mobile home and killed a 71-year-old woman
-About 42,000 homes and business lost electrical service across central Alabama early Tuesday. About 93,000 more were blacked out in northern Georgia.
-Snow fell from Illinois to New England, with more than 6 inches on the ground by late morning in northern Indiana and Ohio.
-Several accidents shut down a stretch of slippery Interstate 75 in northern Ohio, and one man died in a wreck on a snow-covered Ohio highway

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