Nation East Coast Storm Wreaks Havoc July 02, 2012 prev4 of 9next Cliff Owen / APResidents of Alexandria, Va., pick up free ice at a Harris Teeter grocery store Sunday, July 1, 2012. A total of 1.2 million people were left without power in Virgina. Share Read Later Powerful storms hit the East Coast over the weekend downing trees and leaving thousands without power during a heat wave.