Strong Winds Slam Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic

— -- Strong winds are slamming the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic this weekend, and some areas are seeing April snow.

Dangerous winds began blowing through the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut area Saturday night, and a high wind warning was in effect until Sunday at 2 p.m.

This morning strong winds hit New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.

The peak wind gust in Central Park was 45 miles per hour. At New York's JFK Airport, winds reached 64 miles per hour.

In New Jersey, more than 23,000 customers were without power this morning. In Maryland more than 20,000 were without power, and in Delaware the number climbed to over 17,000.

Despite the wind, today marked Major League Baseball's Opening Day. The first pitch of the season was on a chilly and breezy afternoon in Pittsburgh, with wind chill temperatures in the 20s and 30s.

Many Midwest cities had brutal wind gusts Saturday. In Chicago, winds gusted up to 59 miles per hour. In Indianapolis, the high wind gusts were up to 71 miles per hour, blowing down trees and power lines, and even sending a sign into a car.

And in Louisville, the winds downed trees and sent debris into homes.

There's also some snow in the Midwest and New England this weekend.

Here's the scene today in Boston:

And Saturday in Michigan:

After powerful, damaging winds overnight and through this morning from the Great Lakes to the Northeast, winds are calmer this afternoon, but still gusty in New England.

The next shot of cold air is expected to move in Monday night and may drop air temperatures to below freezing in Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C.