Jan Wesner Childs
Buildings were damaged, trees uprooted and power lines knocked down as severe weather moved across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday.
There were reports of at least five people injured.
The National Weather Service, citing a local emergency management official, said one person was hit in the head by hail in Manassas, Virginia.
Four people sustained minor injuries Wednesday afternoon when a building under construction at a lumber yard in Penn Yan, New York, collapsed in gusty winds, according to the Finger Lakes Daily News.
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The storms left tens of thousands without power. More than 23,000 power outages were being reported in Pennsylvania shortly after 6 p.m. EDT, according to poweroutage.us. There were about 22,000 outages in New York, more than 19,600 in Vermont, nearly 14,000 in Virginia and more than 10,000 in Maryland.
A large tree fell through the roof of a home in Paxtang, Pennsylvania, just east of Harrisburg. A family was inside but no one was hurt, according to a reporter for WPMT-TV.
The fire department in Prince George's County, Maryland, also shared photos on social media of a tree that had hit a home.
There were reports of uprooted trees and snapped power lines near Richmond Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The Washington Nationals baseball team warned fans at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. to take cover until the weather passed. The team was facing the Cincinnati Reds in a game scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The stadium was still operating at reduced capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Nationals reported that more than 44,000 fans attended games over the weekend.
In New York, a matchup between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays was postponed due to the forecast of inclement weather.
The storms were part of a line of severe weather expected to bring damaging wind gusts and possible tornadoes through Wednesday night.
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