 A major storm drenched the northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands following about a violent weather that struck most of the U.S. The storm, which started Tuesday night and was moving out Wednesday, washed out roads and took down trees and power lines and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. Many streets and roads were flooded and rivers were rising after some areas got up to three inches of rain since Tuesday night, the rain fell on ground saturated by another storm a few weeks ago. Another storm is forecast for the Weekend.gov. Murphy said 56,000 homes were without power and several hundred accidents and highway assists were reported, but no storm deaths.A dam breach in Basra, Connecticut, prompted mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday for several areas along the Yantick River, nor which officials said. A power company shut down a substation along the river leaving about 5,000 homes and businesses without power, the storm canceled events and government functions in Maine, after some areas were still recovering from a snowstorm over the weekend and flooding the previous month.