China News Agency, San Francisco, March 3 (Xinhua) According to US media reports, on the 3rd local time, many places in the United States were hit by severe storms, and 10 people died in severe weather-related incidents.

　　Since the 2nd, this strong storm has caused severe weather such as strong winds, heavy rainfall, and hail in many states in the southern United States.

According to ABC reports, since the 2nd, at least seven tornadoes have occurred in Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.

The Associated Press reported that near Fort Worth, Texas, there were strong winds of nearly 130 kilometers per hour.

Separately, hail and high winds hit Oklahoma, while heavy rainfall caused flooding in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.

　　On the 3rd, the storm system continued to move towards the northeastern United States.

According to the National Weather Service, the heavy snow on the afternoon of the 3rd caused frequent traffic accidents in a large area of ​​northwestern Indiana.

At the same time, the Detroit area also began to snow.

Due to rapidly deteriorating weather conditions, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was forced to close on the evening of the 3rd.

As the storm continues to move, coastal flooding is possible in parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and some parts of New Hampshire and Maine could see up to 45 centimeters of snow.

　　Severe weather has caused casualties in parts of the United States.

The Associated Press reported that on the 3rd, three people were killed in Alabama and two people were killed in tree collapse accidents in Tennessee. A man drowned after driving his car into flood waters.

Kentucky also reported three weather-related deaths that day.

　　In parts of the storm's path, a large number of buildings were destroyed and widespread power outages occurred.

According to data from the power tracking website PowerOutage.us, on the evening of the 3rd, more than 1 million customers in Kentucky, Tennessee and Michigan were without power.

　　At present, many places in the northern and western United States are also being hit by snowstorms.

In some areas of California, the recent snowfall has reached 3 meters, and some mountain residents will be trapped in their homes for at least a week.

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