Quick Facts on Storms, Summer Heat in Eastern US Violent storms have left more than 3 million people without electricity to face a second day of sweltering in 100-degree heat. Much of the eastern U.S. was experiencing a sweltering heat wave, with temperatures across the southeast and mid-Atlantic expected to be in the 90s and even 100s. A tree fell on a power line on Thornrose Avenue near Gypsy Hill Park on Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Staunton, Va. Violent storms swept across the eastern U.S., killing at least nine people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands on a day that temperatures across the region are expected to reach triple-digits. (AP Photo/The News Leader, Pat Jarrett) Close Authorities have confirmed at least 13 deaths related to the storms that swept across the eastern U.S. Deaths have been reported in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Kentucky and Ohio. About 650,000 were without power in Maryland; 783,000 in Virginia; 350,000 in Washington, D.C., and some surrounding areas; 700,000 in Ohio; 510,000 in West Virginia; and 125,000 in New Jersey.