U.S: Storms move towards the east with 10 reported deaths

On Friday, the U.S. Northeast faced a potential threat of heavy snow and coastal flooding from a large storm system, following damage caused by heavy winds and potential tornadoes in the South and Midwest, resulting in 10 deaths.

Severe weather caused three fatalities in Alabama due to falling trees, while a woman died in Mississippi after a rotted tree branch hit her SUV.

In Arkansas, a man drowned after driving into high floodwaters.

Additionally, two people died in Tennessee after trees fell on them.

Three weather-related deaths were reported in Kentucky, occurring in different counties where storms with straight-line winds passed through.

Poweroutage.us reported over a million utility customers in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Michigan were without power Friday evening.

On Friday, a large storm system moved into the Northeastern region of the United States, threatening to cause heavy snow and coastal flooding, after causing damage to homes and buildings, leaving thousands without power, and resulting in 10 deaths across the South and Midwest.

The Detroit Metropolitan Airport closed due to rapidly deteriorating weather conditions, while DTE Energy reported that more than 130,000 of its customers lost power on Friday evening, after being hit with more ice storms.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for New England as the storm turned towards the region, which was expected to bring snow, sleet, and rain, with a possibility of up to 18 inches (45 centimetres) of snow in some parts of New Hampshire and Maine, and the potential for coastal flooding in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Airport officials in Portland, Maine, canceled several flights in anticipation of the storm, and businesses and libraries in the region announced weekend closures. Meanwhile, in California, the same storm system brought up to 10 feet (3 meters) of snow earlier in the week, leaving some residents in the mountains east of Los Angeles stranded in their homes.

The reported tornadoes that accompanied the storm damaged homes and businesses in Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Texas, with tens of thousands left without power and some without water.

The storm also caused heavy rain and flooding in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. In the Midwest, freezing fog with low visibility was expected in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and highways could receive up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow and 45 mph (72 km/h) wind gusts in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota on Sunday and Monday.