Eastern States Tornado and Thunderstorms Killed 5 – Photos

Severe thunderstorms swept through several Eastern states.

At least five people were killed; four of them were killed after a tornado destroyed homes in upstate New York.

The disaster also destroyed and damaged a lot of houses and caused a power cut off to nearly 200,000 people.

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Photos: Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Storm

Massive thunderstorms have swept across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states, knocking out power to thousands of people and causing some flash flooding in certain areas.

Here are photos of the storm and the aftermath.

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A storm blows in to Washington, D.C. Thursday June 13, 2013. The storm front spawned tornadoes and damage across the Ohio Valley before hitting the Washington area (Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)

A Spencer resident wrings flood water out his mop as he begins the long task of cleaning up after flood waters overtook the town of Spencer, W.Va., Thursday, June 13, 2013. The West Virginia National Guard sent personnel to assist in Roane County after several inches of rain prompted flash flooding Thursday. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)

The tail end of the severe line of storms that hit the Washington DC region Thursday afternoon passes over a field on June 13, 2013 in Davidsonville, MD (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post)

Post-storm clouds catch the setting sun above the King and Queen building in Sandy Springs on Thursday evening June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)

Ed Zunino and Kenny Price with Tree Huggerz clears debris from a home after a storm passed through, Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Hockessin, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)

Clean up crews work on a large tree the crashed down blocking any access to the Charter Oaks development along Old Lancaster Pike as a quick moving storm rolls over the area Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Hockessin, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson

Storm clouds push toward downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ed Zunino and Kenny Price with Tree Huggerz clears debris from a home after a storm passed through, Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Hockessin, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)

Drivers maneuver to turn around on Bell Branch road after a severe line of storms hit the Washington DC region Thursday afternoon knocking out power with high winds falling trees and branches on June 13, 2013 in Davidsonville, MD (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Storm clouds push toward downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Passing motorists Charles Jenkins (center) and Tyler Hackworth (center right) work with members of the Lynchburg Fire Department to clear a tree that fell due to heavy winds across the southbound lanes of U.S. 501 in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce)

Passing motorist Charles Jenkins, right, helps Lynchburg firefighters move branches of a tree that was blown over during the storm, blocking the southbound lanes of U.S. 501 through Lynchburg, Va. Thursday, June 13, 2013. About 140,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Virginia after a powerful storm pummeled the state. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce)

A Tree is uprooted during a thunderstorm damaging a house on the 600 block of N. Bradford St. Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Dover, Del. A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country was hitting the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages and flash flooding, but still largely failing to live up to its fierce billing. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Gary Emeigh)

Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Flood water inundates the town of Spencer, W.Va., Thursday, June 13, 2013. The flooding forced the evacuation of Roane County’s 911 center and closed roads in the Spencer area, said Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management director of operations Terrance Lively. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)

Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)

Post-storm clouds catch the setting sun on the Connector in midtown Atlanta on Thursday evening June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)