A picture still hangs on the living room wall of Herbert Beitzel's New Philadelphia, Ohio, residence, Nov. 13, 2003, after a severe storm blew the roof off overnight. At least three people were injured as the storm destroyed three homes and damaged four others.
Ohio
Landfill Superintendent Fred Dubbert takes a reading of the wind speeds at the Erie County landfill in Sandusky, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2003. He clocked the wind at about 40 mph, and the landfill had to close.
Ohio
Judy Martin walks through her living room covered with insulation, Nov. 13, 2003, after a storm tore the roof off of her New Philadelphia, Ohio, home overnight.
Ohio
Strong winds push Lake Erie waves against the Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead lighthouse at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, Nov. 13, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Chicago
Catherine Taillefer of Paris moves away from a large wave splashing up near her along the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Nov. 13, 2003. Taillefer, visiting a friend in town, says she has a fascination with the lake and was trying to take photos of the waves. That was hard to do without getting wet. "I have to buy a new pair of socks now", she says.
Pennsylvania
Roofer Robbie Hildebrand covers an electrical box on the roof of St. Joseph's Church in Dallastown, Pa., Nov. 14, 2003. Wind gusts exceeding 50 mph knocked over the four-story-tall church steeple the day before. It must be removed from the roof by a crane, but no serious damage to the church occured and no injuries were reported.
Pennsylvania
Mary Schaeberle looks to the rooftop of her home in York, Pa., after strong winds caused a massive tree to crash into her house, Nov. 13, 2003. Wind gusts plagued York County, causing house and tree damage, widespread power outages and closing schools.
Pennsylvania
Corry Ambulance paramedic Sherry Dyne rescues a small dog from a mobile home destroyed by a fallen tree in Corry, Pa., Nov. 13, 2003. The dog's elderly owners also had to be rescued by firefighters as the first winter storm hit the area with a cold front that brought gusting high winds.
Maryland
David Jones walks home from work in Salisbury, Md., as stong winds blow dust up from a field, Nov. 13, 2003.
North Carolina
Windsurfer Brian Sigler, 34, of Raleigh, N.C., surfs amid blustery winds on Lake Jordan in Chatham County, N.C., Nov. 13, 2003. Sigler took a personal day off from work to take advantage of the winds which gusted to over 40 mph at times.
New Jersey
Patty Dunleavy braves a cold wind in Hanover Township, N.J., Nov. 13, 2003. She was outside in support of the Whippany Park High School girl's soccer team, which defeated Glen Ridge 1-0 (3-1 in a shootout) in the North Jersey Section 2, Group I Sectional Final.
New York City
A woman walks along a wind-swept street in New York, Nov. 13, 2003. Strong winds up to 40 mph swept across the New York area throughout the day.
New York
David Connors from American Fleet Maintenance battles gusts of wind near 50 mph as he walks around a tractor-trailer that was turned on its side by wind on I-390 southbound near Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2003. Connors was at the scene to oversee the righting of the truck.
Connecticut
Bristol firefighters look on after high winds blew part of the roof off a building, Nov. 13, 2003, in Bristol, Conn.
Connecticut
A Connecticut Light and Power Company employee lifts a power line off a school bus in Bristol, Conn., Nov. 13, 2003. The driver and three students were unable to get off the bus until power was disconnected and the wire was removed.
Boston
A man walking through Boston's Government Center is reflected off a building as he is hit with a wind gust, Nov. 13, 2003. Winds up to 50 mph blew through the region.
Los Angeles
Lightning strikes to the north as seen from Signal Hill Park in the city of Signal Hill, Calif., Nov. 12, 2003.
Los Angeles
Lightning streaks across the sky above City Hall in Los Angeles, Nov. 12, 2003. Thunder and lightning ripped through the skies and hail slammed into four counties as an intense storm flooded streets and freeways, darkened neighborhoods and interrupted air travel.
Los Angeles
Andrew Edmonson, 15, builds a snowman out of hail in the Watts section of Los Angeles, Nov. 13, 2003. A freak storm pummeled parts of Southern California with up to 5 inches of rain and hail, forcing inner city motorists to abandon swamped cars at the height of rush hour and leaving thousands of residents without power.
Los Angeles
Kids play on hail piled up on the sidewalk of 108th St. in the Watts area of Los Angeles, Nov. 13, 2003, A storm dropped 18 inches of hail in the area. Clockwise, from bottom are: Destiny Sims, 3; Robin Friend, 9; and Alexandria O'Neil, 4.