Severe weather persists across the U.S.
A major spring storm was expected to start dropping more than a foot of snow in parts of New England on Wednesday night, while heavy rains soaked the East Coast and cleanup work continued in several states wracked by tornadoes and other severe weather blamed for at least two deaths.


































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A large tree lays across the front yard of a house in the Hunting Creek neighborhood in Prospect, Ky., Tuesday, April 2. Severe storms passed through the area uprooting trees and cutting power to many areas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Capt. Patrick Staudenheimer, left, with the Anchorage Middletown Fire Department, speaks with an employee of the Louisville Gas and Electric company informing him of possible gas leaks following severe storms in Prospect, Ky., Tuesday, April 2.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Firefighters, right, with the Anchorage Middletown Fire Department, check houses for gas leaks following severe storms that passed through Prospect, Ky., Tuesday, April 2.SUN JOURNAL VIA AP
Nicholas Farris digs a temporary drainage channel to manage water runoff and keep his driveway dry ahead of this week's storm on Wednesday, April 3, in Minot, Maine. More severe weather is coming across the nation. A major spring storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow in parts of New England on Wednesday, while heavy rains are likely to soak the East Coast.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A display of giant baseballs lining the Northshore riverwalk outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh are partially submerged by the overflowing Allegheny River Wednesday, April 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pedestrians push their umbrellas against the wind as rain falls in downtown Manhattan in New York on Wednesday, April 3. More severe weather is coming across the nation. A major spring storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow in parts of New England on Wednesday, while heavy rains are likely to soak the East Coast.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Northshore riverwalk outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh is flooded by the overflowing Allegheny River Wednesday, April 3.KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL VIA AP
Workers survey damage after a tornado damaged multiple buildings and homes in Sunbright, Tenn., Tuesday, April 2.KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL VIA AP
A business in Sunbright, Tenn., is heavily damaged after a tornado passed through the area on Tuesday, April 2.OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VIA AP
In this image released by the Ohio Department of Transportation, a person is seen stranded on his vehicle in flood waters at I-270 and US 23 in Columbus' South Side, Ohio, Tuesday, April 3. Authorities said the driver drove around barricades on Wednesday morning around 8 a.m and stranded in high water. The barricades were placed since Tuesday afternoon as water from the Scioto River continued to rise due to heavy rainall in the region.THE REGISTER-HERALD VIA AP
Jamie Coleman looks over at her storage building, Wednesday, April 3, that blew over in her yard along Route 60 in Hico, W. Va., during a storm that hit the area the day before.THE REGISTER-HERALD VIA AP
Greg Crist walks down Lookout Road in Hico, W. Va., Wednesday, April 3, as he looks over the damage from a storm that hit in the area the day before.THE REGISTER-HERALD VIA AP
The canopy of a gas station is strewn about the ground, Wednesday, April 3, outside the Par Mar convenience store off Route 60 in Hico, W.Va., after a storm hit the area the night before.THE REGISTER-HERALD VIA AP
Kay Persinger looks out over what was once her daughter's garage on Lookout Road in Hico, W. Va., Wednesday, April 3. Persinger was tucked down in the corner of the garage when a storm hit the area the day before. Persinger survived the storm but suffered a gash on her left leg and fractured two toes.THE REGISTER-HERALD VIA AP
A tree sits uprooted and the roof is ripped off a home belonging to Johnny Carte on Lookout Road in Hico, W. Va., Wednesday, April 3, after a storm hit the area the day before.PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE VIA AP
Beaver Falls, Pa., firefighter Jason Tyger, right, gets some help carrying a woman from a boat after she was rescued from her flooded home on McKim Way in Franklin Township, Pa., Wednesday, April 3.