Woke up from the crash of a falling tree: a cyclone bomb hit the northeastern United States

On Thursday, more than half a million people in the north-east of the country woke up in darkness. The blame was heavy rain and wind, which out of season covered this region.

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Strong gusts of wind fell trees on the power lines. More than 225 000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts turned out to be without electricity on Thursday, 17 on October morning, report poweroutage.us and state emergency agency.

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In Maine, 196 000 homes and businesses were in the dark, and in New York, around 41 000, reports Poweroutage.us in 8: 31 in the morning.

Colby Thomas of Biddeford captured incredible footage of a transformer blowing around 5: 30 am on Bacon Street this morning in what looked like a fireworks show outside his home. pic.twitter.com/EVMQE8Slua

- NEWS CENTER Maine (@newscentermaine) October 17, 2019

Acadia National Park in Maine on Wednesday before the storm evacuated one of its largest campsites. It is reported that due to bad weather electric transformers burn out along the northeast coast.

Wes Tibbetts captured the stormy seas and gusting winds at the Bar Harbor Town Pier Thursday morning.
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- NEWS CENTER Maine (@newscentermaine) October 17, 2019

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Massachusetts police tweeted that they received “numerous reports of fallen trees and dangling wires” on the Interstate 90 from Springfield to Deerfield. In some cases, roads were blocked.

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In Boston, on Thursday at Logan International Airport, gusts were 70 mph (112,6 km / h), and in Yarmouth, Cape Cod recorded a gust of wind at 88 mph (141,6 km / h).

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In Amityville on Long Island outside of New York, an empty building collapsed during a storm. Police said no one was injured and other buildings in the area were not damaged.

Dozens of schools have been canceled in dozens of schools from Connecticut north to Maine.

Rebecca Casserley from Everett, Massachusetts, said she woke up at 1: 30 from the crackle of a large tree that fell on her house.

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“I flew out of my bed and saw complete darkness. When I opened the door, I saw nothing but greenery, ”the woman said. She added that a fallen tree blocked her path to the street.

Meteorologists predicted that this storm would go through "bombogenesis", that is, in 24 hours the pressure would drop by 24 millibars, which would lead to a "bomb cyclone." Usually it is characterized by intense winds, heavy rains and dangerous surfing.

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