Wind gusts reached 67 mph in New York City.
More than 108,000 customers in New York State woke up without power on Christmas morning after a windstorm swept through the northeast overnight.
The outages also extended to New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Wind gusts reached 71 mph in Greenwich, Connecticut, 76 mph in Suffolk County, New York, and 67 mph in New York.
The highest total rain was over 3.5 inches in Pennsylvania. Those who venture out on Christmas Day should be wary of flooding.
On the back side of the storm, heavy snow fell from Buffalo, New York, to Cleveland and the mountains of North Carolina.
The Cleveland metropolitan area saw more snow, at 9.4 inches.
The winter blast also extended to the south. Impressive snowfall totals were measured in Tennessee and North Carolina, where they accumulated up to 6 inches.
Snow fell south to Georgia, where 1 to 2 inches were recorded.
The same storm system produced severe storms with two tornadoes registered in Virginia and a third in North Carolina.
Forecast
The worst of the storm is now passing through New England, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
Despite the storm, many cities in the Northeast have seen their warmest Christmas ever, from 61 degrees in Worcester, Massachusetts, to 64 degrees in Burlington, Vermont and Scranton, Pennsylvania.
New York City to Washington, DC, will begin to dry and cool in the afternoon as the arctic air enters.
Saturday morning temperatures will drop to 20 degrees, with adolescent chills and a single digit.
A freeze alert was issued for central Florida, including Orlando, where the temperature from Friday night until Saturday morning could drop to 29 degrees.