A fierce storm system that spawned tornadoes and killed three people, pushed toward the East Coast on Friday, bringing snow and ice to New England and threatening to soak some of the country’s most populous cities. On Thursday, storms wreaked havoc in Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi -- destroying homes and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. Storms killed one person in Mississippi, and a utility worker was electrocuted repairing damage in Missouri, according to NBC News. Earlier in the week, a Nebraska woman died trying to trudge through a vicious snowstorm from her car to her home. Tornado watches were in effect Friday in eastern Virginia and North Carolina. Parts of New Hampshire were expected to get three to five inches of snow, according to meteorologists for The Weather Channel. New York City, Boston and Washington were expecting heavy rain. Forecasters said a similar storm pattern was also brewing for next week.
