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Giovanny Alvarez, a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, leaves after delivering mail to a residence in Washington, Monday, July 2, 2012, damaged by the powerful storm that swept through the region Friday. -
A tree sitting atop a vehicle offers free firewood in Falls Church, Va., Monday, July, 2, 2012, as cleanup continued after Friday's storm, Around 2 million utility customers are without electricity across a swath of states along the East Coast and as far west as Illinois as the area recovers from a round of summer storms that has also caused at least 17 deaths. -
Harris Teeter grocery store employee Andrew Singh piles bags of ice for free distribution in Bethesda, Md., Monday, July 2, 2012, to help community members in Northern Virginia and Maryland affected by Friday storm. -
A member of Pike Electric works on utility pole Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Springfield Va. A severe storm late Friday knocked out power to approximately one million residents, traffic signals and businesses in the region. -
A utility pole is cracked in half by a downed tree on a residential street in Arlington, Va., Sunday, July 1, 2012. Severe storms swept through the area leaving many homes and businesses without electricity. -
A portable generator supplies power to a traffic signal on Route 1 in Fairfax, Va., Sunday, July 1, 2012. A severe storm late Friday knocked out power to approximately a million residents, traffic signals and businesses in the Washington, DC region. -
Power lines hang off a tree that sits on a house in Washington, Monday, July 2, 2012, damaged by the powerful storm that swept through the region on Friday. -
Chad Pechman walks through his yard after a neighbor's tree came through the roof of his home during a storm in West Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, July 1, 2012. The Pechman family just moved into this house yesterday. -
Kenrick Sholto waves to his neighbors as he walks next to a trees that is felled in the middle of Dunroming Street in the Northwood neighborhood of Baltimore on Monday, July 2, 2012, after a severe storm swept through the region late Friday. Power outages left many to contend with stifling homes and spoiled food over the weekend as temperatures approached or exceeded 100 degrees. -
A pedestrian takes a look at downed trees blocking the entrance of a house in Baltimore on Monday July 2, 2012, after a severe storm swept through the region late Friday. Power outages left many to contend with stifling homes and spoiled food over the weekend as temperatures approached or exceeded 100 degrees. -
Baltimore city worker Joe Lane give away free bags of ice to residents at the Northwood Plaza shopping center, in Baltimore on Monday, July 2, 2012. Around 2 million customers from North Carolina to New Jersey and as far west as Illinois were without power Monday morning after a round of summer storms. -
Downed and leaning powerlines on the water works access road across from the Delilah Road ramp connecting to Route 30 eastbound to Atlantic City, N.J., Sunday, July 1 2012. Clean up continues after the severe weekend thunderstorms that damaged the area. -
Carolyn Atris and Peter Tribble remove belongings from this home located after officials deemed the house unsafe for occupancy after a severe storm toppled a tree, causing foundation damage and a natural gas leak, Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Wilson, N.C. Intense storms fueled by temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for a third straight day are leaving thousands in North Carolina without power, or access to air conditioning. -
Marcia McCloud (right) and her great-granddaughter Makayla Milton, find some comfort together at the Red Cross cooling shelter at Sandusky Middle School in Lynchburg, Va., July 1, 2012. Milton was visiting her great-grandmother Friday when the storm hit and the two were forced to find other shelter. McCloud explained, "It's like a vacation, vacation away from home!" -
Sam Yu Frederick News-Post A two-alarm fire started by a lightning strike engulfs a home north of Frederick, Md., early Saturday after a thunderstorm ripped through the region late Friday. On Saturday much of the East Coast sweltered in 100-plus temperatures amid power outages. -
Sap drips from a broken tree branch, above, at Congressional Country Club, which was battered overnight by a violent windstorm that toppled dozens of trees and littered the course with limbs. Left, a worker uses a chain saw to clear branches from a tree. Patrick Semansky Associated Press
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