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A wide-reaching storm forced water rescues, knocked out power to tens of thousands and made for dangerous travel as it hit the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday.
It’s a preview of the frenetic winter storm activity to come this month. At least two other storms are expected into next week, including one that hit California Thursday and will impact the same regions over the weekend.
Very heavy rain on the southern, warmer side of Thursday’s storm prompted the first flash flood emergencies of the year in parts of eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. Flash flood emergencies are the most severe level of flash flood warning and indicate that…
