A powerful storm downed trees and power lines, leaving more than a half million customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and neighboring states in the dark on Wednesday morning, with local officials

At least four people were killed in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and hundreds of thousands of customers were without power after severe weather that had torn across the High Plains and Upper Midwest earlier this week pushed into the Northeast and Canada.

The community of Pennsylvania has been the most affected by strong wind gusts close to hurricane force. At least two people have died in Pennsylvania due to a deadly storm system, which brought severe weather to the central part of the country,