Severe weather leaves thousands without power across the US. See map.
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Power outages are spiking as severe weather is hitting the eastern half of the U.S. See map of outages by state.
Thousands of Americans are without power as severe weather is hitting the eastern half of the United States on Monday, March 16.
A major winter storm has already dumped several feet of snow on the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. More is still forecast for parts of Wisconsin and Michigan on March 16, according to the National Weather Service.
In the Mid-Atlantic, officials in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and North Carolina are bracing for thunderstorms that could produce damaging winds and tornadoes. NWS issued a "moderate risk" of severe weather alert for the region.
Potent storms are also expected to bring rain or heavy winds across parts of the Southeast, including in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, per the NWS.
Tens of thousands of power outages have been reported in states including Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi, according to USA TODAY's outage tracker. Michigan, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania have been hit the hardest by the outages.
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