The US authorities announced that at least 9 people were killed and millions were without power due to storms that led to tornadoes and heavy rains across regions of the southern United States.
The National Weather Service stated that the powerful storm has moved to the northeast and will cause heavy snowfall from southeastern Michigan to New York State, reports Al-Rai daily quoting Reuters.
Areas of central New York and southern New England will see more than 30 centimeters of snow by noon Saturday.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said at least two tornadoes caused by the storm swept through the western region of his state on Friday. He added that at least 3 people had died.
The Fayette County Coroner’s Office, Kentucky, said a fourth person was killed in the storm, a woman who died when a tree fell on the car she was in.
