Storms Pummel Eastern States

After we talked today about how severe storms form I tried to find information on how powerful the front is that is currently going across the Eastern United States.  Below I have included a picture and a video of how much rain there has been.  Today many airports had to delay or cancel flights because of the heavy rains.  Also many schools closed for the day or started late and some areas have been declared in a state of emergency.  Two people have died so far from having trees fall on their cars and many others have been injured in areas where tornadoes have hit.  Currently in Gwinnett County, seen in the video, rescue crews are going door to door making sure everyone is ok after strong winds hit the area.  This kind of post mitigation is good to see as we have learned that many times after effects are worse than the actual event.



http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/01/southern.storms/index.html?hpt=Sbin