The U.S. Forest Service is at “the highest level of wildfire response possible,” as western forests grapple with record-breaking dry timber conditions.
Images from Rome, New York, show entire roads blocked by fallen trees and sidewalks destroyed by uprooted trees amid downed streetlights and power lines.
Back-to-back storms ripped across the region Sunday and Monday. Power outages initially affected more than 400,000 customers, with nearly 150,000 still without power Tuesday.