Flood kills 4 in Kentucky; snow and ice blast other parts of U.S., Weather conditions across the United States were blamed for at least eight deaths as tornadoes, ice storms and record-setting warmth created chaotic conditions.
Five of the deaths were from Kentucky, CNN reported. Three people drowned when the vehicle they were in drove into Rolling Fork River near New Hope. Two people escaped but were hospitalized for hypothermia.
"Water was out of the banks, considerably up onto the roadway area. They ran their vehicle into the water," said Joe Prewitt, with Nelson County Emergency Management.
In the other crash, a rider on an ATV overturned into a creek near Carrollton and was trapped underneath, police said.
The Kentucky Emergency Management said a fifth person died because of flood waters in Ballard County, but did not elaborate, CNN reported.
Two deaths occurred in the Mississippi, where severe weather damaged homes and knocked down trees, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.
A traffic accident near Kansas City killed one person, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
The weather played havoc with air travel across the United States. Flightaware.com reported at least 1,222 delays at U.S. airports, with at least 141 cancellations at midmorning Monday.
While thunderstorms and tornadoes plagued the Southeast, the Midwest and Central Plains were hit with snow, ice and plunging temperatures. Above-average temperatures were recorded in the Mid-Atlantic.
New York topped a record high for Sunday's date, National Weather Service meteorologist Ashley Sears said.
"[The record] was previously 63 degrees in 1998," Sears said of the Big Apple's warmth. "And we are currently sitting at 70 degrees, which we've been at for the past couple of hours."
In New England, stretching from Maine to northern New York state, however, winter warnings -- including alerts for ice storms and freezing rain -- were in effect.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a winter ice emergency.
Weather forecasters said Buffalo could expect up to an inch of ice, CNN said.
In western Michigan, extra utility workers were dispatched to help restore power following the weekend's ice storm, the Grand Rapids Press reported. As of Monday morning, at least 49,000 Consumers Energy customers were without power, part of more than 201,000 customers without electricity statewide because of the storm, the utility said in a release.
Officials estimate power won't be restored until Tuesday for some customers, while other customers may have to wait until Christmas or the weekend.
Five of the deaths were from Kentucky, CNN reported. Three people drowned when the vehicle they were in drove into Rolling Fork River near New Hope. Two people escaped but were hospitalized for hypothermia.
"Water was out of the banks, considerably up onto the roadway area. They ran their vehicle into the water," said Joe Prewitt, with Nelson County Emergency Management.
In the other crash, a rider on an ATV overturned into a creek near Carrollton and was trapped underneath, police said.
The Kentucky Emergency Management said a fifth person died because of flood waters in Ballard County, but did not elaborate, CNN reported.
Two deaths occurred in the Mississippi, where severe weather damaged homes and knocked down trees, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.
A traffic accident near Kansas City killed one person, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
The weather played havoc with air travel across the United States. Flightaware.com reported at least 1,222 delays at U.S. airports, with at least 141 cancellations at midmorning Monday.
While thunderstorms and tornadoes plagued the Southeast, the Midwest and Central Plains were hit with snow, ice and plunging temperatures. Above-average temperatures were recorded in the Mid-Atlantic.
New York topped a record high for Sunday's date, National Weather Service meteorologist Ashley Sears said.
"[The record] was previously 63 degrees in 1998," Sears said of the Big Apple's warmth. "And we are currently sitting at 70 degrees, which we've been at for the past couple of hours."
In New England, stretching from Maine to northern New York state, however, winter warnings -- including alerts for ice storms and freezing rain -- were in effect.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a winter ice emergency.
Weather forecasters said Buffalo could expect up to an inch of ice, CNN said.
In western Michigan, extra utility workers were dispatched to help restore power following the weekend's ice storm, the Grand Rapids Press reported. As of Monday morning, at least 49,000 Consumers Energy customers were without power, part of more than 201,000 customers without electricity statewide because of the storm, the utility said in a release.
Officials estimate power won't be restored until Tuesday for some customers, while other customers may have to wait until Christmas or the weekend.
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