Northeast cleans up from intense storms; 2 dead
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Storm clouds loom over Times Square as Manhattan braced for heavy weather, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in New York. The storm resulted in more than 20,000 customers without power in the Elmira area in upstate New York, where buildings were damaged, power lines and trees toppled, and hospitals placed on disaster status after a possible tornado hit the city Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Storm clouds loom over Times Square as Manhattan braced for heavy weather, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in New York. The storm resulted in more than 20,000 customers without power in the Elmira area in upstate New York, where buildings were damaged, power lines and trees toppled, and hospitals placed on disaster status after a possible tornado hit the city Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Workers wait inside a food stand while a summer storm sweeps over the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Eric Albrecht)
People work en masse to break-up felled trees and free cars underneath them in Elmira N.Y., after a severe storm in the area, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Power lines and trees were toppled and hospitals were placed on disaster alert but there were no immediate reports of injuries after a possible tornado hit the city of Elmira Thursday afternoon, Chemung County Office of Fire and Emergency Management spokeswoman Karen Miner said. (AP photos/Heather Ainsworth)
Pedestrians huddle under an umbrella as they brave heavy rains in Times Square, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A man uses his phone from a balcony after a possible tornado struck Emira N.Y., Thursday, July 26, 2012. The storm brought down trees and power lines, tore roofs off some buildings and caused motor vehicle accidents. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) ? Communities around the Northeast are cleaning up after strong thunderstorms swept from Ohio into upstate New York, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leaving at least two people dead.
In New York City, the storm is blamed for killing a 61-year-old man who was struck by collapsing scaffolding outside a Brooklyn church. Police say lighting brought bricks down onto the scaffolding. A woman in Pennsylvania was killed by a tree felled by Thursday's powerful storms.
A state of emergency and curfew remains in effect in Elmira, N.Y., as crews continue clearing trees and repairing power lines that were brought down by a possible tornado.
The storms temporarily shut down operations at the annual Ohio State Fair in Columbus.
There's a chance of more storms around the region on Friday.
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