April nor'easter with heavy, wet snow bears down on Northeast, causing more than 680,000 outages

The storm comes as several other states continue to clean up from tornadoes and other intense weather that was blamed for at least two deaths earlier in the week.WASHINGTON — A major spring storm brought heavy snow, rain and high winds to the Northeast late Wednesday and Thursday, causing more thanacross the region with the majority in Maine and New Hampshire. A woman was reported killed by a falling tree in a New York City suburb.

Chris Legro, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Maine, said it was the biggest April nor'easter to hit the region since 2020. He said he had to take some detours on the way into his office Thursday morning because of downed power lines.Late Wednesday afternoon, a tree fell on a vehicle in the Westchester County, New York, hamlet of Armonk, killing a woman who was the only person inside, police said.

State government was shutdown in Maine, where a special commission investigating the October mass shooting in Lewiston had to postpone a scheduled hearing. “Weather conditions are going to be hazardous on Thursday, and we ask everyone to use caution on the roads," said Jon Breed, spokesperson for Central Maine Power.

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