WATCH: About 360,000 customers are still without power due to severe weather, including thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 mph and possibly tornadoes.

WATCH: About 360,000 customers are still without power due to severe weather, including thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 mph and possibly tornadoes.

Five people are dead and nearly half a million customers in the Northeast are without power due to severe weather that includes thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 mph and possibly tornadoes.

An 11-year-old girl was killed in Newburgh, New York, by a falling tree that also injured her mother. Also in Newburgh, police said a tree fell on a women who was operating a vehicle. She died later. In Danbury, Connecticut, one person died after a tree fell on his truck. A fourth person was killed by a falling tree in New Fairfield, Connecticut. And a 31-year-old male died when a tree fell on his car in the Poconos at around 4 p.m.

As of 8 p.m. ET, 496,777 customers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had lost electricity. That had declined to 359,534 by 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday.

A woman checks her cell phone as she walks in the heavy rain showers in downtown Washington, May 14, 2018. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Washington metro area.

The National Weather Service had received more than 100 severe storm reports shortly after 6 p.m., including reports of baseball-size hail and wind gusts up to 80 mph.

Although the storm is moving quickly east, severe thunderstorm watches remain in effect from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia and New York City to Boston. New flash flood watches have also been issued for the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas.

A tree crushed a home in Reston, Virginia, after severe storms hit the mid-Atlantic region on Monday, May 14, 2018.

Service on one of the busiest train lines in the Northeast has been suspended due to the weather.

All of the Metro North lines have been suspended due to downed trees, leading to a frenzy at Grand Central Station in New York City during rush hour on Tuesday. Thousands of people were stranded at the station, ABC New York station WABC reported.

Amtrak service in the Northeast has also been canceled due to the storm, according to WABC.

Video out of New York City showed ominous clouds rolling in just after 5 p.m. ET.

Conditions were so bad in Newburgh that the city decided to close all roads due to the damage to trees and electrical infrastructure. Brookfield, Connecticut, declared a "town disaster" in response to the weather, urging people to remain indoors until officials can assess the damage.

A tornado watch was issued this afternoon for upstate New York, the Hudson Valley, northeast Pennsylvania, western Connecticut, Massachusetts and southern Vermont. Winds up to 80 mph and large hail are also threats in those areas.

Severe storm radar.

The severe threat will likely pass by about 9 p.m.

Storm clouds gather over Reston, Va., May 14, 2018, in this still image obtained from social media video.

A bicyclist rides is heavy rainfall in downtown Washington, May 14, 2018.

The Southeast is also expected to see heavy rain over the next several days. Flash flooding is possible throughout the week.

Heavy rain forecast.

ABC News' Briana Montalvo contributed to this report.</s>The National Weather Service reports the possibility of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with damaging wind gusts and possibly large hail. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out as well, the weather service said, mainly north and west of New York City.



In addition, locally heavy rainfall is possible with a small chance for localized flash flooding.

The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. The high will be near 81 with a southwest wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.

Showers and thunderstorms continue tonight until 10. Some of the storms could be severe. The low will be around 59 with calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.</s>Chance for Thunderstorms Continues for the Rest of the Week

It’s been cooler today with highs in the middle 80s but there have been some powerful thunderstorms this afternoon. Thunderstorms caused tree limbs to fall down and power lines in Bolivar today. We’ll be presenting viewer photos showing the damage coming up on WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. There’s a potential for showers and thunderstorms each day for the rest of the workweek!

TONIGHT

 We’ll continue to have a chance for pop up showers and thunderstorms overnight with frequent lightning and heavy rain being the main threats. Temperatures will start out in the middle 60s Thursday morning.

Another hot day is in store for us on Thursday with highs in the middle to upper 80s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely tomorrow and some thunderstorms will produce frequent lightning. A few may even create damaging winds or large hail like they did in Hardeman county today, but most of West Tennessee won’t have to deal with severe weather. The strongest storms will remain localized. Tune in to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News for the latest forecast and keep up with Storm Team Weather online too for more updates!</s>Mostly cloudy skies with another chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.

More showers and thunderstorms to continue through the week. We now expect a break on Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and less chance of showers. More rain and possible thunderstorms on Sunday and into Monday then clearing into the first of next week. Highs will continue into the 70s.

Road reports from Idaho Transportation Department and Oregon Department of Transportation

Idaho's Chief Meteorologist Rick Lantz began his broadcasting career in 1975 working in both radio and television in Weiser, Caldwell, Nampa, and Boise. He has been bringing you the weather each weeknight for over 30 years on KTVB.

Meteorologist Larry Gebert began his broadcasting career in 1977 working for a radio station while he was completing his degree. He began working in television the following year in Montana before moving to Boise in 1983. Larry has been with KTVB since 1992 working as a meteorologist.

Brian Holmes' tour of duty at KTVB has included time spent as a photographer, sports reporter/photographer and news, weather, and feature reporter.

Jim Duthie has been a part of KTVB's weather team since August of 2008, but it's not his first experience with Idaho weather. Jim began forecasting on television in the Treasure Valley in 1998. Prior to coming to Idaho, he had extensive weather forecasting experience both in the private sector and in broadcasting.</s>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Our brief reprieve in our soggy pattern comes to an end from south to north this afternoon with training thunderstorms and heavy rain. A few thunderstorms may have downburst wind gusts of 50-60 mph. Make sure you enable notifications on your weather apps. Highs today in the lower to middle 80s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms with a decrease in activity by late Thursday into the weekend witgh highs in the lower to middle 80s.</s>Occasional showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight across the QCA, especially areas south of I-80. The highest threat will be small hail, gusty winds, and since the storms are moving slowly the possibility of flooding from the heavy rain. The storms are not likely to be severe. Later tonight from about 3 or 4 a.m. into the morning widespread showers with more heavy rain are possible. Although there could be some embedded thunderstorms the weather then will not likely be severe, either. Tuesday we'll see the rain exit most areas by early afternoon and then we'll get back into a partly sunny sky with highs in the 70s.</s>Showers and thunderstorms are on their way to the Okanagan, and from Vernon in the north to Penticton in the south it’s expected to cause trouble.

Environment Canada re-issued their special weather statement this morning, and it says there’s a greater risk of overland flooding due to to 20 to 40 milimetres forecast rainfall set to begin today and end late Friday.

READ MORE: FLOOD PROTECTION IS ON ITS WAY

Today and Friday showers will continue over the Kootenays and will spread west towards the Okanagan Valley Thursday afternoon. Embedded thunderstorms and the continued risk of heavy downpours are possible in these areas.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

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Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.</s>Another round of hail, thunderstorms and rain will hit Denver early Tuesday afternoon, forecasters say.

There’s a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. The high temperature will be around 70 degrees.

“Scattered storms will develop this afternoon with heavy rain, small hail, and gusty winds possible. The best chance of storms will be from the Denver metro to Limon,” the NWS says.

Wind gusts up to 20 mph out of the southwest are possible.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of around 80 degrees. Temperatures will reach the lower 80s again on Thursday. There is a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms Thursday.

Rain is likely on Friday. Afternoon thunderstorms are also possible. The high temperature will be around 74 degrees.

Afternoon rain and thunderstorms are possible on Saturday. The high temperature will only be around 58 degrees. A decreasing chance of thunderstorms and ran is possible on Sunday and Monday, the NWS says.</s>When a particularly scary block of thunderstorms hit the New York City metropolitan area on May 15, 2018, a two year old boy in the eastern Long Island town of Aquebogue sat under the table with the family’s nervously panting bulldog and comforted the frightened animal. The boy continually reassured the dog, holding him and telling him that it was all going to be okay.

My 2-year-old comforting my Bulldog as a nasty line of severe thunderstorms rolled in</s>Temperatures are slightly cooler for mid-May in Polk County as the National Weather Service predicts more chances for wet weather for the day, and more of the same through the rest of the week and into the weekend, but don't expect showers to stick around forever with each day getting closer to summer.

Today's forecast calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Five people are confirmed dead as thunderstorms hit the Northeastern United States.