Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and much of the Northeast braced for severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes on Thursday.
The National Weather Service warned that multiple states were threatened by destructive weather through the evening.
New Yorkers prepared for a derecho that experts warned could possibly hit the region. The meteorological phenomenon is described by the Storm Prediction Center as a "widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms ... By definition, if the wind damage swath extends more than 240 miles and includes wind gusts of at least 58 mph then the event may be classified as a derecho."
Elmira, New York, saw a possible tornado touch down, as a storm reportedly damaged a nearby mall and country club.
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