A powerful storm system pummeled the Northeast on Tuesday with drenching rain, golf-ball-sized hail and damaging winds, leaving at least two people dead and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Firefighters used power tools in an attempt to cut away the tree and rescue the girl. He deployed 125 members of the National Guard to help remove toppled trees and debris, repair downed power lines and assist with traffic control across the state. As many as 62,000 customers were reported overnight to have lost power across the state, according to NJ.com. NJ Transit also closed rail lines during Tuesday's evening commute as trees tumbled across the tracks.

Source: Fox News May 16, 2018 05:33 UTC