Important Takeaways:

• Deadly storm batters Northeast leaving 500K without power as wind and rain knock down trees and cause flooding: Three are dead across US after system wreaked havoc from coast to coast
• A deadly winter storm that caused chaos throughout the US with tornados, snow, rain and flooding slammed into the Northeast overnight.
• The storm knocked out power to more than 500,000 people in the region, including those in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut.
• At least three fatalities have been reported due to the weather. Among them, an 81-year-old woman who died in Alabama as the storm created tornados in the Southeast early Tuesday. The same system brought snow and travel headaches in the Midwest.
• The mid-Atlantic has dealt with heavy rain and flooding. In North Carolina, more than 170,000 people lost power from the storm throughout the day. Parts of historic Alexandria, Virginia, were underwater as floods filled streets.
• All 50 states were put on weather alerts because of the storm.

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