Storm clouds gather over New York City, Tuesday. The storms downed trees and power lines across the region. Photo: Denis Paquin/Associated PressNEW YORK—Residents in the Northeast cleaned up Wednesday, a day after powerful storms pounded the region with torrential rain and marble-sized hail, leaving at least three people dead and more than 200,000 homes and businesses without power. Connecticut officials said two people in New Fairfield and Danbury were killed Tuesday in separate accidents when trees fell on their trucks, including a woman whose 3-year-old child escaped injury. An 11-year-old New York girl was killed when a large tree toppled onto the car she was in.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 16, 2018 15:48 UTC