Nearly 500,000 people are without power after tornados slam Southeast and Midwest: NYC likely next

Millions of Americans are preparing for a possible superstorm that has already left 500,000 people without power in the Southeast, while spawning monster tornadoes in the Midwest.

Scheduled to hit cities like New York and Philadelphia on Monday this afternoon, the eastward travel system has already claimed one casualty in rural Indiana – where a tornado struck a home and killed an unnamed occupant while in injuring another, officials said.

The weather already wreaked havoc in Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky on Sunday, but is now on a collision course with the northeastern United States – putting all three states at risk , Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC and even North Carolina.

Damaging winds over 60 mph and lightning will be the main threats at 4 p.m., when the system is expected to give windfalls, with a slight possibility of tornadoes – especially in New Jersey.

This, along with the possibility of hail and flash flooding, resulted in a delay of 1,648 flights to, from or within the United States, and another 1,076 cancelled. According to flight tracking FlightAwarenearly 150 of them were from Newark International in New Jersey and another 124 from LaGuardia in New York.

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The system brings a slight possibility of tornadoes, after at least three were seen in parts of Indiana Sunday night, killing one. Debris is seen being tossed into the air by one of these tornadoes, which hit the community of Greenwood in the southern part of the state

Meanwhile, in southern Indiana, which bore the brunt of Sunday’s storm, authorities are searching for other victims in a mess of debris caused by a tornado in Martin County, about 85 miles away. southwest of Indianapolis and 80 miles northwest of Louisville.

Ninety miles to the southwest, another tornado ripped through the small town of Greenwood, tossing debris into the air and causing widespread unrest.

Officials for the community of about 65,000 people would not say if anyone was injured or killed in the storm, but said they were continuing to assess the extent of damage seen after the storms.

The city fire department warned in a statement to Facebook, “Please stay clear of affected areas in this evening’s weather as many areas around Johnson County have sustained tornado damage.”

About seven miles southwest of the town of Bargersville, at least 75 homes were damaged after a third tornado hit an area three to four miles long, knocking down power lines but injuring people, have officials later confirmed at a press conference.

Officials in the town, another rural community of around 10,000, said they were also working to conduct a secondary search of affected areas.

The Red Cross has since set up shelters with residents to determine the needs of the three affected communities, as well as surrounding settlements also hit by the weather.

The National Weather Service kept tornado watches in place for the state as well as nearby Kentucky Sunday evening as the storm moved from the Great Lakes and Midwest region to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. East.

Meanwhile, in southern Indiana, which bore the brunt of Sunday’s storm, authorities are searching for more victims in a mess of debris caused by three tornadoes, one in Martin County, about 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis, and two in neighboring Johnston County.

One drove through the small town of Greenwood, throwing debris into the air and causing widespread unrest.

Officials for the community of about 65,000 people would not say if anyone was injured or killed in the storm, but said they were continuing to assess the extent of damage seen after the storms.

In total, around 10,000 people in Hoosier State were without power – a number that has since dropped to around 2,000 on Monday morning as the storm moves east

About 25% of flights out of Indianapolis International Airport were delayed on Sunday – part of more than 2,000 cancellations over the weekend that continued Monday in cities now expected to be affected by the system Always moving.

Other issues were damaged roofs and downed power lines, with the possibility of power outages lasting several days

Greenwood workers survey downed trees after the tornado touched down in several areas on Sunday afternoon

The National Weather Service kept tornado watches in place for the state as well as neighboring Kentucky Sunday evening as the storm moved from the Great Lakes and Midwest region to the mid-Atlantic and north -East.

As the storm heads east, more than 90 million people are under severe weather alerts on Monday, particularly in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, southern and southern New Jersey and Raleigh, in North Carolina – all at an increased risk level 3 out of a total of 5.