through the northeast after a bomb cyclone tore through the area causing widespread damage. as you can see, trees toppled right over destroying homes. listen to that wind. at least five people are now reported dead as a result of this storm and the worst isn t over yet. the torrential rains causing widespread flooding. another major concern violent winds tearing down power lines. more than a million people without power from virginia to new england. massachusetts seeing the worst of it with more than 400,000 without power. there are states of emergencies in virginia and maryland as well this morning. let s get right over to cnn s brian young. live in quincy, massachusetts. what are you seeing? are they prepared for this third tidal wave, i should say of
center. allison, let s start by explaining to people what a bomb slik lone is. you hear that term a lot let s break it down in layman s terms. when the atmospheric pressure drops 24 millibar in 24 hours or less. in this case it dropped 30 millibar in less than 24 hours. all this really means is this let s us know the storm is undergoing rapid intensification. when it does that, this is when you get the strongest northeasters to hit these locations. we had that. one of the other things people often associate with northeasters is snow. it s not a requirement but heavy snow is often associated with it. look at some of these numbers. richmondville, new york, 37.5 of snow. jefferson, 34.5 highest out of upstate, vermont and pennsylvania were also hit hard with snow as well. let s talk about where the storm is now. this is where it was located yesterday over portions of new york and pennsylvania.