Violent Storms Tear Across Northeast

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She -- them -- whether I -- crews working through that I could still tens of thousands of people in New York.

New Jersey Pennsylvania and Connecticut getting ready for work in the dark this morning.

What New York -- remains in a state of emergency after a possible tornado hit the city of Elmira.

Governor -- Cuomo declaring that emergency inch among county as teens are coming in from other parts of the state.

To assist with power restoration.

I seen my eighth seed coming through the windows I had a hole then and I Salt -- this guy was just like blanket that was gone by so fast.

And -- heat and humidity is what spurred the storms a packed high winds heavy rain and even hail.

You say one person died as a result of the storm and -- what what more can you -- -- people who work.

Who were injured.

Right -- storms claiming at least one -- -- 61 year old Brooklyn man Richard Schwartz.

Lightning striking a church steeple and bricks and scaffolding falling on top of them.

Some wild pictures you see here as well Schwartz was a prosecutor with the new -- -- attorney general's office.

And -- the National Weather Service will be determining whether actual tornadoes did indeed touched down in new York and Pennsylvania back to you.

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