Winter storm warnings – live: Suspected tornadoes leave multiple dead as northeast braces for flooding

At least three deaths have been reported as suspected tornadoes and high winds hit the South.

One person died in North Carolina after a suspected tornado struck a mobile home park Claremont, North Carolina on Tuesday, theAssociated Press reports. Two others were critically injured. In Cottonwood, Alabama, another woman died when a suspected tornado caused her mobile home to be ripped from its foundation, according to the AP.

Mobile homes are especially dangerous during tornadoes, according to a previous AP report. The rapid on-set that is characteristic of many tornadoes makes it very difficult for residents to safely find other shelter, however.

A third person died near Atlanta, Georgia after a tree struck his car in heavy rain, the AP reports. Officials across the country are telling residents to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary.

More than 100,000 customers in North Carolina have no power as the National Weather Service issues tornado warnings for several counties in the state, according to PowerOutage.us.

Florida is a close second, with 80,000 people in a blackout. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for much of central and south Florida on Tuesday afternoon as the Florida panhandle reels from several hours of high winds and tornadoes.

At least 400,000 energy customers along the East Coast — from Florida to New York — are without power as of Tuesday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us.

Those outages come as dangerous winds and torrential rain threaten the midwest and eastern seaboard through Wednesday.

At least 600,000 people in total are without power in the country as of Tuesday afternoon. The Gulf Coast is still feeling the impacts of Storm Finn blowing through Monday evening into Tuesday, while the Pacific Northwest is reeling from a series of winter storms and blizzards that hit the region early this week.

The number of flights cancelled so far Tuesday surpassed the cancellations recorded during the weekend winter storm in the northeast or on Monday when Storm Finn first hit the US, according to FlightAware.

At least 945 flights within, into, or out of the US have been cancelled as of Tuesday afternoon, with more than 5,000 delayed. Meanwhile, Saturday travellers saw more than 500 cancellations nationwide, while 838 were cancelled the following day.

Monday came in at 814 cancelled flights as well.

With tornadoes hitting the southeast, torrential rain slamming the northeast and winter storms blowing through the Pacific Northwest, travel chaos will likely continue through the day and into Wednesday.

Several counties in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are under a tornado warning as the National Weather Service reports multiple tornadoes detected by radar in the region.

Several of the warnings include the possibility of pea-sized hail as Storm Finn moves north along the Atlantic Coast.

New York City officials have evacuated nearly 2,000 migrants from their emergency housing in Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field, local outlets Spectrum News NY 1 and the New York Daily News report.

Officials evacuated them to a nearby high school due to the field’s proximity to Jamaica Bay amid forecasts of coastal flooding and damaging winds Tuesday evening.

“The health and safety of migrants in our care is always a top priority, which is why we are currently overseeing the relocation of 1,900 guests from the humanitarian emergency response and relief center at Floyd Bennett Field,” a spokesperson from New York City Hall told Spectrum News NY 1.

Several counties in central and southern Florida are under a tornado watch until Tuesday at 9 pm local time, the National Weather Service reports.

10 million people are impacted by the watch, along with 1,875 schools and 122 hospitals. Wind gusts of 70 miles per hour and quarter-sized hail are also possible.

The watch comes as northern Florida endures an “intense” squall line moving through the region just hours after a series of tornadoes swept through the area overnight.

A tornado struck near Marianna, Florida last night, injuring seven and causing property damage across Jackson County, Public Information Coordinator Ramsey Romero told The Independent.

Tornadoes and destructive winds are blowing through Florida after a dangerous evening on Monday.

Storm Finn initially threatened the Florida panhandle Monday night, moving eastward into Tuesday and expanding the possibility of tornadoes across northern Florida. Several tornadoes were reported, with one in Marianna, Florida injuring seven.

Northern Florida now faces an intense squall line moving across the region, bringing continuous threats of high winds. As Storm Finn moves north, the National Weather Service has also issued tornado watches to residents of southeast Georgia and the Carolinas.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued tornado watches to northern Florida, southeast Georgia and much of South Carolina as Storm Finn moves northward.

There is a high likelihood of tornadoes and high wind in the region until 6 pm local time, the NWS said.