On April 13, 2021, storms swept across the eastern U.S, resulting in at least 34 tornados wreaking havoc in the southern and southeastern portions of the country. Strong winds and rains pelted the East and Northeast the following day.

At 10:17 AM EST on April 13, over one million customers were without power in the eight most-affected states. Another 200,000 were without power in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were experiencing rainstorms with 50+ mile per hour (88+ kilometers per hour) wind gusts and watching for tornados.

Events like these occur have occurred repeatedly throughout 2021, both in the United States and around the world.

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