New York City before tracking eastward into southern New England. The system generally moved in an easterly direction, with new cells popping up further north as old cells dissipated. The first cells affected the southernmost part of Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. A new cell took over in northern New Jersey, crossing southern New York and southern New England. Tree and power line damage were widespread throughout the affected area. A few people were injured, and several others barely escaped injury as a result of trees falling onto houses and cars. Some of the most spectacular footage came out of Providence harbor in Rhode Island, where a tanker caught in the winds exploded in the harbour while unloading gasoline. Fortunately, it moved away from the dock, preventing severe damage in the harbor. Two people were killed by fallen trees in Chester County, Pennsylvania. No tornadoes were reported in the region. Aftermath Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power across the region. In the Philadelphia area alone over 500,000 people were without power at the peak of the storm, according to PECO and PSE&G. Many customers remained without power until the weekend. The outage took place just after PECO had set record highs for electricity usage as a result of the extreme heat wave. Power crews from as far away as Chicago were called in to help restore power, after repairing the damage from the previous day's storms. A state of emergency was declared in Bucks County, Pennsylvania as a result of the storm. In northern New Jersey, about 110,000 people were without power at the peak of the storm. In New England, the damage was equally severe. More than 22,000 customers lost power in Connecticut at the storm's peak. In Rhode Island, that number was 30,000. Railroad service was severely affected; several lines in northern New Jersey and southern New York were completely blocked by debris and the electric trains disrupted by power outages on several lines. The wind graphic from the SPC shows an extensive trail of wind damage, with over 100 reports in the region. St. Louis area derecho event (July 19, 2006) For the third consecutive day, a major derecho took place, albeit further southwest this time, making a direct hit on the St. Louis metropolitan area at about close to 7 p.m. on July 19. In all, 9 storm-related deaths were reported with 7