Three dead in storms and torrential rains in the Midwest and South of the United States. Houses were destroyed. Road traffic was blocked due to fallen trees. One million homes have been cut off. The weather department has issued a warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia today.

A 14-year-old girl died of shock from a downed power line in Michigan. A woman died after a tree fell in Ohio and an 11-year-old boy died after falling into a drain in Arkansas. A 47-year-old woman who fell into the sewer while trying to help her child was rescued and taken to the hospital.

More than 5 lakh homes in Indiana and 6.4 lakh homes in Michigan have been in darkness for two days. The work of rehabilitating the downed power lines is going on fast. Power distribution company Consumers Energy said it expected power to be restored by Wednesday night.

The strongest winds were in Indiana and Michigan. Wind gusts reached 81 mph in Lowell, Indiana, and 70 mph in Detroit. Wind gusts reached 66 mph in Michigan. The weather department also said that the wind has now moved to Pennsylvania and New York. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves declares state of emergency