Nation East Coast Storm Wreaks Havoc July 02, 2012 prev6 of 9next Parker Michels-Boyce / The News & Advance / APFrances Lukens looks at the tangle of boards and tree limbs piercing her living room ceiling in Lynchburg, Va., June 30, 2012, after a huge oak fell directly on the house during a storm the previous night. Share Read Later Powerful storms hit the East Coast over the weekend downing trees and leaving thousands without power during a heat wave.