From WRAL, a tornado passes along I-95 near Dunn, NC.Strong low pressure continues to lift north into central Ontario and Quebec this evening. A trough of low pressure spinning around the storm continues to produce frequent rain and snow showers in Ontario and Quebec. Over the last 24 hours the storm produced between 25-40mm of rain in Montreal along with several hours of sleet Saturday afternoon. The rain and snow was accompanied by strong winds that gusted to 70km/h in Montreal, and as high as 120km/h across portions of Vermont.
This storm had a trailing cold front that produced lines of deadly intense thunderstorms and tornadoes yesterday across the southeast and middle Atlantic states. Over 20 tornadoes were reported in North Carolina along with 22 fatalities in the state. The severe weather outbreak death toll attributed to this storm is now over 40 with hundreds injured. The region around Raleigh, North Carolina was hit hard with hundreds of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed.
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