A teenager is dead after being struck by a falling tree and a man is dead after being struck by lightning as a powerful storm moved through the eastern U.S.
CBN reports that police in Anderson, South Carolina, say that the 15-year-old boy had arrived at his grandparent's home during the storm when a tree fell on him as he exited a car. Authorities say that Evan Christopher Kinley was pronounced dead at the scene WLOS reported.
A 28-year-old man in Florence, Alabama, was killed after being struck by lightning.
The large storm spread across 10 states from Tennessee to New York, with 29.5 million people under a tornado watch at one point, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm ripped off roofs and flooded streets throughout many regions.
The eastern U.S. was covered in storm warnings throughout the day. (U.S. National Weather Service)
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