US storm kills 7 as trees fall

Snow showers and coastal flooding were expected in parts of upstate NY and New England on Sunday as another, much weaker storm arrives and mingles with the bomb cyclone, nicknamed “windmageddon” for the widespread damage and power outages caused by its strong winds.

“People in these homes need to plan for a prolonged outage”, Kurt Schwartz, director of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, told CNN Friday night.

Falling trees killed five people, including two boys, across the region, according to local media and police.

At least seven people have died in the storm – all killed by falling trees. A high tide late Friday morning came up a little short, reaching 14.67 feet, but still sent water sloshing through the streets of East Boston.

From Virginia to MA, about 1 million homes and businesses remained without power Sunday, two days after a destructive nor’easter, leaving some residents unsure when they could return home and schools questioning if they would be able to open Monday morning.

On Saturday, Plympton Police Department confirmed 36-year-old Ryan MacDonald, of Plympton, Massachusetts, was killed at approximately 5:15 p.m. ET on Friday after a tree fell on his vehicle.

The storm system is now out to sea, but not before bringing heavy flooding to the eastern seaboard from New England to the mid-Atlantic.

Nevertheless, travelers still faced more than 1,400 cancelled flights and almost 2,400 delays on Saturday, according to FlightAware.com. Elsewhere, two men were killed when trees fell on their cars in CT and Pennsylvania, and another person.

High winds, rain and flooding is taking place in Scituate and the surrounding coastal areas of MA as a storm known as a “bomb cyclone” makes it way past the East Coast.

Parts of New York, Pennsylvania and northwest New Jersey could see 1 to 2 feet of snow through this evening.

Almost 4,000 domestic flights have been canceled since the storm’s arrival Friday, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, and Amtrak train service was shut down between New York City and Boston, and along the Washington-Maryland corridor.

The nor’easter, an East Coast storm known for its aggressive winds and downpour of snow and rain, caused several airlines to cancel flights, including a number of airlines preemptively warning customers of delays and cancellations ahead of the storm.

The flooding in MA has prompted local emergency services to warn residents against attempting to drive through the waters.

“I’ve never seen anything like that”, the 50- year-old resident said. The 100-year-old woman who lived in the house was rescued from her home. Meteorologists confirmed Friday that the storm had become the second “bomb cyclone” in two months.