Tropical Storm Isaias raced up the East Coast, delivering torrential rain and ferocious winds, and, according to The Associated Press, killing at least nine people.
Among the deaths was a man in New York City — a downed tree crushed his car, New York ABC station WABC reported.
Two people died in North Carolina when a tornado hit a mobile home park, the AP said.
Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane late Monday before charging up the East Coast on Tuesday.
At least 3 million customers lost power from North Carolina up to Maine.
Wind gusts from Isaias reached 109 mph on Long Beach Island in New Jersey and 96 mph in New Castle County, Delaware.
The storm also resulted in torrential rain and flash flooding.
Sotterley, Maryland, was buried under 9 inches of rain, while Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, recorded almost 8.6 inches.
At least 26 tornadoes were reported ranging from North Carolina to New Jersey. A Bertie County, North Carolina, tornado registered at EF-3, the National Weather Service said.
Pete Hamill, the legendary newspaper reporter whose decades of work helped define an era of New York City, died Wednesday, his family confirmed to CBS News. He was 85. Hamill died at a Brooklyn hospital from heart and kidney failure, his brother Denis confirmed in an email to the Associated […]
