Deadly storms strike Midwest, rough weather now takes aim on East Coast

In Michigan, a 14-year-old girl was killed by a charged electrical line.

August 30, 2022, 10:27 AM

At least two people have died amid severe storms in the Midwest.

In Michigan, a 14-year-old girl was electrocuted and killed on Monday when an electrical line fell during a thunderstorm, according to the Monroe Public Safety Department. She was walking with a friend in her backyard and reached for what she thought was a stick, but it was the charged electrical line, authorities said.

And in Ohio, a woman was killed when a tree fell on her, according to Toledo police.

A woman was killed when a tree fell on her as storms rolled through the Toledo, Ohio area, Aug. 29, 2022.
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More than 250,000 customers were without power across Michigan, Illinois and Indiana as the storms rolled through Monday.

That cold front is now moving to the East Coast on Tuesday, bringing strong storms from Virginia to Maine. Damaging winds will be the biggest threat.

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