Oct 28, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, dubbed ‘Frankenstorm,’ starting to close in on U.S.

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The storm’s powerful winds and rains were blamed for at least 65 deaths in several Caribbean countries, including 51 in Haiti.

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OCTOBER 30: Superstorm Sandy leaves destruction, darkness and death in its wake

OCTOBER 29: Feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy

: Waves crash into the pier in Ocean City, Maryland October 28, 2012. Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters photo)

: An unmarked police car travels along the boardwalk as waves overtake the beach in Ocean City, Maryland October 28, 2012. Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters photo)

: Standing on the beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean as sand blows at his feet, Charles McAleer of Berlin, MD, watches the impact of the storm effects from Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region. Hurricane Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: A storm surge coupled with high tide and a full moon, creates waves that slap against the sea wall barrier between the beach and boardwalk at 15th Street from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region Sunday, Oct 28, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: P.J. Mailloux, general manager of Factory Row, wheels away a step ladder he used to tape windows of the building. Annapolis merchants get ready for Hurricane Sandy. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: A bicyclist rides by Hats in the Belfry on Main St. The store has already stacked sandbags outside one of their doors. Annapolis merchants get ready for Hurricane Sandy. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Incoming waves from the Atlantic Ocean reach the boardwalk as spectators walk along the path in Ocean City, Maryland. Authorities shut transit systems and ordered some evacuations as tens of millions of people on the U.S. East Coast braced on Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, a gigantic storm forecast to deliver battering winds, dangerous flooding and even heavy snowfall. Sandy, expected to come ashore late on Monday, could deliver a harsh blow to major cities including New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and Boston. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

: The storm surge pours onto Edgewater Avenue at 8th Street as Hurricane Sandy nears. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: The impact of the storm effects from Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region creates a storm surge, with water flooding Division Street and St. Louis Av, where two trucks cross paths. Hurricane Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: The storm surge pours onto Edgewater Avenue at 8th Street as Hurricane Sandy nears. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: The storm surge pours onto Edgewater Avenue at 8th Street as Hurricane Sandy nears. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: The impact of the storm effects from Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region creates waves that pummel the belly of the decking that squirts between the boards, spraying children’s bikes that rest at the front door of an apartment on Edgewater Avenue. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: West Ocean City residents Julianna Wooden, 5, left, her father Tom Wooden and her sister Olivia Wooden, 4, are pelted with wind and sand as they make their way across the beach in Ocean City at Division Street. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Waves crest just south of U.S. Route 50, Ocean Gateway, in a view looking at West Ocean City. Hurricane Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Vehicles pass a Halloween scarecrow fitted with a rain poncho as Hurricane Sandy hits Easton, Maryland October 28, 2012. Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters photo)

: Jay Wilson of Harrisburg, PA adds extra lines to his boat, the “Hakuna Matata,” after taking off the sails and taking other measures to secure it at the Maryland Marina on Frog Mortar Creek in advance of Hurricane Sandy. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: A homeowner on Beach Drive whose house is on Saltpeter Creek, hopes that Hurricane Sandy can read. Final preparations for Hurricane Sandy were wrapping up in Bowley’s Quarters before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. This area was hard-hit during Tropical Storm Isabel. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Jen White pulls on the rope while her husband Dan White cuts off a large limb from a tall tree that was dangerously close to their house on Seneca Creek, in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. They lost both of their vehicles and had to rebuild their house after Tropical Storm Isabel. The water came up to their first floor during Isabel in 2003, and most of their neighbors also had to rebuild their homes. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Bob Collins checks the battery on his old Boston Whaler as his girlfriend Melissa Figinski watches from the pier overlooking Saltpeter Creek. During Tropical Storm Isabel in 2003, Collins said he used this boat to rescue neighbors. Collins said he had no power for two weeks during that storm, and had to rebuild the pier. The water flooded his first floor. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Waterman Harry Foote of Bowley’s Quarters gets ready to store his crab pots at Armstrong Creek, off of Middle River, after pulling them out of the water in advance of Hurricane Sandy. Foote said the hurricane would shorten their crabbing season. “Weather like this drives the crabs away. It wasn’t a good season, and it will end early just like after Hurricanes Irene and Lee.” (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Dave Smith of Bynum Hill leaves his boat, accompanied by his dog named “Dog,” docked at Maryland Marina on Frog Mortar Creek, after securing it in advance of Hurricane Sandy. This area was hard-hit during Tropical Storm Isabel. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Richard Soistman and wife Sandy of Ocean Pines looks out from shelter in front of the boarded store Quietstorm as the hurricane bearing her name makes an initial impact. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: An SUV makes a splash on 4th Street at Edgewater Ave, through rising water from the effects of Hurricane Sandy that are affecting the east coast Sunday, Oct 28, 2012. Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun )

: Bill Outten of Berlin, right, walks with Dave Sutton, left, to accompany him as he experiences his first big hurricane since moving from El Paso 6 months ago. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Bob Collins puts away deck chairs as he and girlfriend Melissa Figinski finish their preparations for Hurricane Sandy at Collins’ house on Salt Peter Creek, before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. This area was hard-hit during Tropical Storm Isabel in 2003, and Collins said they had no power for two weeks during that storm. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Water from the Assawoman Bay laps over the sidewalk along Edgewater Ave in Ocean City Sunday afternoon. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: A motorist ignores the highwater warning signs and makes their way up St. Louis Avenue near 3rd Street Sunday afternoon. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Tony’s Pizza owner Tony Russo, Jr. hammers down a support to help protect his storefront from Hurricane Sandy Sunday afternoon in Ocean City. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Ocean City resident James Wells talks with Senior Trooper Kevin Rhodes and Corporal John Bowman of the Maryland State Police about the evacuation plans in town Sunday afternoon. The Troopers were going door to door advising residents of the evacuation. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Standing on the beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Chrissy Ehrhart turns towards her daughter Marly Brooks, 9, of Berlin, MD because of the pelting rain and sand as they watch the impact of the storm effects from Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region Sunday. Hurricane Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: As the wind blows her hair Debbie Garrett of Easton takes photos of the huge waves in the inlet in Ocean City Saturday as hurricane Sandy gets closer to land. (Todd Dudek/Daily Times)

: High water warning signs line Baltimore Avenue and Dorcesheter Streets after Ocean City Public Works crews placed them along the road as Ocean City anticipates flooding in the South end of the island. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Francis Perzanowski, 14, of Annapolis, takes advantage of the high surf to skimboard along the beach Saturday afternoon in Ocean City near 17th Street. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Ocean City Public Works employees Matt Mitchell, lower left, and Jamie Ellis, close the storm doors along the Boardwalk in Ocean City Saturday afternoon near 13th Street in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. (Grant L. Gursky/Daily Times)

: Arthur and Etta Hill search for storm supplies at the Walmart in Pocomoke. Supply shelves are getting low as Hurricane Sandy approaches. (Patricia Hildenbrand/Daily TImes)

: Buddy’s Sign Shop in Pocomoke started making preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy by taping up their storefront windows. (Patricia Hildenbrand/Daily TImes)

: Working since 5 o’clock this morning, Joe Garcia, who suffered a loss from the heavy rains last summer, gets help moving belongings into a storage facility on high ground with his girlfriend Gina Benavidez, visiting from New Mexico at the Havre de Grace community of Canvas Back Cove. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Working since 5 o’clock this morning, Joe Garcia, who suffered a loss from the heavy rains last summer, gets help moving belongings into a storage facility on high ground with his girlfriend Gina Benavidez, visiting from New Mexico at the Havre de Grace community of Canvas Back Cove. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Brewster Jennings of Locust Valley, New York takes advantage of the surf by sailboarding in the Long Island Sound on October 28, 2012 in Bayville, New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the Mid-Atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

: Ed Wicks secures plywood over the windows of a hair salon to protect from the high winds of approaching Hurricane Sandy in Ocean City, New Jersey. New Jersey is expected to be hit hard by approaching storm sometime on Monday, bringing heavy winds and floodwaters. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Beachgoers along the oceanfront get soaked by an incoming wave as Hurricane Sandy begins to arrive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Rich-Joseph Facun/Reuters)

: Residents of the Colonial Place neighborhood observe as high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy floods the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. (Rich-Joseph Facun/Reuters)

: Workers remove a boat from the water for safekeeping at Ponquogue Marine Basin in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Hampton Bays, New York, October 28, 2012. Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters photo)

: Brewster Jennings of Locust Valley, New York takes advantage of the surf by sailboarding in the Long Island Sound on October 28, 2012 in Bayville, New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the Mid-Atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

: The One World Trade Center is seen as workers place sandbags outside the Exchange Place path station, located in a vulnerable part of New Jersey October 28, 2012. Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters photo)

: A beachgoer along the oceanfront observes the effects of high wind and heavy rain as Hurricane Sandy begins to arrive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Rich-Joseph Facun/Reuters)

: A sign on dispay in Grand Central Station in New York October 28, 2012 as the MTA has been began an orderly shutdown of commuter rail and subway service in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. (Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images)

: A beachgoer along the oceanfront observes the effects of high wind and heavy rain as Hurricane Sandy begins to arrive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Sandy is expected to make landfall on the Eastern Seaboard near New Jersey October 30, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England. (Rich-Joseph Facun/Reuters)

: Gray skies hover over the skyline of New York as people photograph the city from a park along the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, October 28, 2012. Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy snow. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters photo)

: A road sign warns drivers of weather conditions in downtown Washington, DC ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s landfall. US emergency officials braced for the potentially massive impact of a so-called “Frankenstorm” Sunday as Hurricane Sandy lumbered north in the Atlantic Ocean, poised to hit the Eastern Seaboard with torrential rains and gale-force winds. The superstorm was expected to make landfall somewhere between Virginia and Massachusetts early Tuesday, possibly causing chaos during the frenzied last days of campaigning before the November 6 US presidential vote. (Eva Hambach/Getty Images)

: Lisa Cellucci (L), holds her umbrella as it is blown backwards from Hurricane Sandy’s winds, as her friend Kim Vo (R) watches in Cape May, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline sometime on Monday bringing heavy winds and floodwaters. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: People stand on the beach watching the heavy surf caused by the approaching Hurricane Sandy in Cape May, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline sometime on Monday bringing heavy winds and floodwaters. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Cots are seen at Seward Park High School, which is doubling as an evacuation center, in preparation for Hurricane Sandy in New York City. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. ( Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

: People bag sand for sandbags as Hurricane Sandy approaches in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation on low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

: Bridget Donnelly walks on a sandbag wall outside her home as Hurricane Sandy approaches in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation on low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

: Customers wait in line to buy groceries at the Fairway super market in New York. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)

: Delaware Rt. 1 between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach is closed as water has breached the duneline with a Delaware State Police car running off the roadway north of Indian River Inlet. The beachfront at Rehoboth Beach is under water as high tide from Hurricane Sandy has come up to the dune line. City of Rehoboth Beach crews continue to remove benches and items from the boardwalk. (Chuck Snyder/Daily Times)

: A crew works to board-up a business against Hurricane Sandy in Ocean City, New Jersey. The popular boardwalk in this resort town has dozens of business facing the ocean and expected to get the full brunt of the storm when it hits land sometime Monday. (Tom Mihalek/Reuters)

: Residents of Long Beach fill sand bags as Hurricane Sandy approaches Long Beach, New York. ( Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

: Customers wait in line to buy groceries at the Fairway super market in New York. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)

: Residents of Long Beach grab the few remaining water bottles from the shelves at the Waldbaums grocery store as Hurricane Sandy approaches Long Beach, New York. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

: Construction workers covers air vents that could cause the New York subway system to flood in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. The MTA has announced that at 7:00 PM EST they plan an orderly shutdown and suspension of all subway, bus and commuter railroad service in response to the storm. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

: A construction worker covers air vents that could cause the New York subway system to flood in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. The MTA has announced that at 7:00 PM EST they plan an orderly shutdown and suspension of all subway, bus and commuter railroad service in response to the storm. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

: The beachfront at Rehoboth Beach is under water as high tide from Hurricane Sandy has come up to the dune line. City of Rehoboth Beach crews continue to remove benches and items from the boardwalk. (Chuck Snyder/Daily Times)

: A man surfs as Hurrican Sandy approaches in Long Beach, New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and flooding to the mid-atlantic region. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

: No water is left on a supermarket shelf as people prepare for Hurricane Sandy in Westport, Connecticut. The storm, which could affect tens of millions of people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow in parts of Ohio and West Virginia. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York City will close its bus, subway and commuter rail service Sunday evening ahead of the storm. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Earth movers build protective berms on Compo Beach as the first signs of Hurricane Sandy approaching Westport, Connecticut. The storm, which could affect tens of millions of people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow in parts of Ohio and West Virginia. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York City will close its bus, subway and commuter rail service Sunday evening ahead of the storm. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Earth movers build protective berms on Compo Beach as the first signs of Hurricane Sandy approaching Westport, Connecticut. The storm, which could affect tens of millions of people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow in parts of Ohio and West Virginia. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York City will close its bus, subway and commuter rail service Sunday evening ahead of the storm. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: In this handout satellite image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Sandy, pictured at 1745Z, churns off the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Sandy which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-atlantic region. (NASA via Getty Images)

: A beach closed warning flag flutters in the wind before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy at Coney Island, New York. The late-season storm has been dubbed “Frankenstorm” by some weather watchers because it will combine elements of a tropical cyclone and a winter storm and is forecast to reach the U.S. coast close to Halloween. (Chip East/Reuters)

: Cage Deal, a senior at Whiteville High School, walks to get a better vantage point as he gets video footage of the waves of Hurricane Sandy in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. He drove the hour inland for a school project on weather. Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall on the Eastern Seaboard October 30, with direct impacts expected for the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast U.S. (Randall Hill/Reuters)

: A worker at Stelter’s Marine on City Island cleans the bottom of a boat as it is hauled out of the the water in New York. People across much of the northeast United States are preparing for serious and life-threatening weather conditions, as Hurricane Sandy heads north. (Don Emmert/Getty Images)

: From left, Bob Grabenstetter, Paul Young and Mike Kern board up the Mae West Hotel in preparation for Hurricane Sandy in Cape May, New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has ordered mandatory evacuations of the barrier islands in New Jersey by 4 p.m. Sunday, including the Atlantic City casinos as Hurricane Sandy threatens the east coast. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

: A fisherman pulls his boat at a destroyed dock after Hurricane Sandy passed through in Santiago de Cuba. Eleven people died in Cuba due to the storm, largely because of collapsed buildings, officials said. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

: Robert Shepanski of Cape May, New Jersey boards up a home in preparation for Hurricane Sandy in Cape May, New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has ordered mandatory evacuations of the barrier islands in New Jersey by 4 p.m. Sunday, including the Atlantic City casinos as Hurricane Sandy threatens the east coast. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

: A man jogs along Brooklyn Promenade as clouds move over Brooklyn Bridge in New York. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)

: Clouds gather over New York as Hurricane Sandy approaches the eastern United States. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: Big waves break near the Sunset Beach pier as Hurricane Sandy passes the coast of North Carolina on October 27, 2012. The hurricane closed in on the United States on Saturday, where it threatens to hit the eastern third of the country with torrential rains, high winds, major flooding and power outages. (Randall Hill/Reuters)

: Newlyweds Kyle Legman and Michelle Sheivachman pose for their wedding pictures in a park along the Hudson River as storm clouds gather while Hurricane Sandy approaches the Eastern United States. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)

: Brooke Halye, 3, plays in the surf with her family as Hurricane Sandy looms over the coast in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. The hurricane closed in on the United States on Saturday. (Randall Hill/Reuters)

: Pumpkins are seen under dark skies in a field at Mayne’s Tree Farm in Buckeystown, Maryland, as Hurricane Sandy closes in on the eastern United States. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

: Aaron Wagner of Garden City, South Carolina, braves strong rip currents to try and ride the modest swells coming ashore ahead of Hurricane Sandy. (Matt Silfer/Myrtle Beach Sun-News/MCT)

: Beachgoers watch as waves generated by HurricaneSandy crash ashore at Coligny Beach on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island. (Jay Karr/The Island Packet/MCT)

: Tourists brave the wind and rain while walking the pier at Myrtle Beach State Park as Hurricane Sandy passes by offshore of South Carolina. (Randall Hill/Reuters)

: Tim and Jo Ann Griffith struggle to hold on to their umbrella as they walk the pier at Myrtle Beach State Park while Hurricane Sandy passes by offshore in South Carolina. (Randall Hill/Reuters)

: Tim and Jo Ann Griffith struggle to hold on to their umbrella as they walk the pier at Myrtle Beach State Park while Hurricane Sandy passes by offshore in South Carolina. (Randall Hill/Reuters)

: A woman stops to watch as heavy equipment is used to pile sand into protective berms before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy at Brighton Beach, N.Y. (Chip East/Reuters)

: Stanley Sicinski looks at storm surf before sunrise in St. Augustine Beach, Florida, as Tropical Storm Sandy, downgraded overnight, passes offshore on Oct. 27, 2012. (Steve Nesius/Reuters)

: Katie Keane, Fells Point, and Alaina Graves, Canton, fill bags with sand to protect their homes from Hurricane Sandy. Keane lives a block and a half from the water. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Carl Bugess, Pikesville, lifts sand bags into a pile at the foot of Broadway on Thames Street. He is filling 18 sand bags to protect the dance studio his daughter attends and provide a barrier from the waters of the Jones Falls. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Marcus Lages, Fells Point, prefers a trowel to a shovel to fill sand bags at the foot of Broadway at Thames. He is creating the barriers to protect his Fleet Street home from Hurricane Sandy. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Local resident Jim Carroll photographs storm surf with his dog, Willy, in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., as Tropical Storm Sandy, briefly downgraded overnight, passes offshore. (Steve Nesius/Reuters)

: Stanley Sicinski looks on as storm surf erodes a recently refurbished shoreline in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., as Tropical Storm Sandy, downgraded overnight, passes offshore on Oct. 27, 2012. (Steve Nesius/Reuters)

: In this satellite image captured by NASA, the cloud tops of Hurricane Sandy are lit by a nearly full moon on October 26, 2012. The lights of Florida’s urban areas shine through the relatively thin clouds on the periphery of the hurricane.

: Aircraft from the 106th Rescue Wing depart F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in preparation of Hurricane Sandy in West Hampton Beach, N.Y. The aircraft are repositioned out of the storm track and are prepare to return for recovery response operations. (U.S. Air Force handout photo/Reuters)

: Aircraft from the 106th Rescue Wing depart F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in preparation of Hurricane Sandy in West Hampton Beach, N.Y. The aircraft are repositioned out of the storm track and are prepare to return for recovery response operations. (U.S. Air Force handout photo/Reuters)

: A beach closed warning flag flutters in the wind while sand is piled up in a berm before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy at Coney Island, N.Y., on October 27. (Chip East/Reuters)

: Two girls shield themselves from the rain as a home is deconstructed to salvage it after several homes washed into the river in Grand Goave, Haiti. The rural community, south of Port-au-Prince, has suffered four days of consecutive rain from Hurricane Sandy. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: A woman has a mattress drying in the sun after the passage of Hurricane Sandy in Antillas, Holguin Province, Cuba, some 750 kilometers east of Havana. Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba on Thursday, October 25, leaving a path of destruction in the eastern part of the island, officials in Havana said. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A man sits next to matress drying on a porch after the passage of Hurricane Sandy in Antillas, Holguin Province, Cuba, some 750 kilometers east of Havana. Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba on Thursday, October 25, leaving a path of destruction in the eastern part of the island, officials in Havana said. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A man attempts to salvage his home in the Haitian village of Grand Goave by hamming the dry wall off the frame, on Oct. 26, 2012. The rural community, south of Port-au-Prince, suffered rains caused by Hurricane Sandy. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: People walk on the boardwalk before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy at Coney Island, N.Y. on Oct. 27. The beach is officially closed for the winter but is still visited all year round. (Chip East/Reuters)

: Amusement park rides are seen out a window of a subway train before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy at Coney Island, N.Y. on Oct. 27. The beach is officially closed for the winter but is still visited all year round. (Chip East/Reuters)

: People walk on a street littered with debris after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba. The Cuban government said on Thursday night that 11 people died when the storm barrelled across the island, most killed by falling trees or in building collapses in Santiago de Cuba province and neighboring Guantanamo province. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

: Tourists wait at a hotel lobby to leave Santiago de Cuba. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

: A man salvages planks from his damaged house after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba. The Cuban government said on Thursday night that 11 people died when the storm barreled across the island, most killed by falling trees or in building collapses in Santiago de Cuba province and neighboring Guantanamo province. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

: Residents find higher ground as the water level continues to rise in Leogane, Haiti, Friday,. Leogane has endured five consecutive days of rain due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which caused serious flooding and claimed over 28 lives throughout Haiti. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: A motorcyclist rides through a flooded street in Petit Goave, Haiti, where three overflowing rivers created havoc burying homes and farms under water, on Friday. The rural community, south of Port-au-Prince, suffered rains caused by Hurricane Sandy. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: A resident of Leogane, Haiti, makes her way to her home as the water level continues to rise, Friday. Residents of the Leogane have had five consecutive days of rain due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which caused serious flooding and claimed over 28 lives throughout Haiti. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: October 25, 2012: Children play in a flooded street of Santo Domingo. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 26, 2012: Jean Marie Brennan walks along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore in Ponce Inlet, Florida. (Steve Nesius/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: Cars and bikes navigate sand on A1A from high tides and wind driven waves at Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Florida, Friday. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

: James Boyd, of Essex, left, bought the last gas generator at the Eastern Avenue Home Depot as Paint Department Supervisor Fred Jogerit, right, help roll the generator to the check out line. The store sold out of the over 50 generators it had in stock as Baltimore City and County residents pick up emergency supplies such as flash lights, batteries and gas generators to prepare for the weekend arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun)

: October 25, 2012: Haitians travel a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 26, 2012: Tom Palombo (R) and Eric Huana cover themselves from sand blowing in the wind as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore at Lighthouse Point Park in Ponce Inlet, Florida. (Steve Nesius/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: Waves wash over the beach at A1A and Sunrise Blvd. from the high tides and wind driven waves on Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Friday. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

: Members of the “lift crew” at Port Annapolis Marina taking a boat out of the water in preparation for hurricane Sandy which is advancing up the coast. They have taken out 20 boats os of five o’clock and will be working all day on Saturday and Sunday as well if the need warrants. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)

: October 25, 2012: Residents of Port-au-Prince deal with storm conditions as rainfall continues as they make their way through the streets of the capital city. Hurricane Sandy roared across Cuba overnight, making landfall as a powerful 115-mph storm. Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince is still feeling the ripple effects, with gusty continuing rain as Sandy makes it way towards the Bahamas. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: October 25, 2012: A child observes from her flooded house at La Barquita neighborhood, eastern Santo Domingo. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 26, 2012: Hurricane Sandy is seen churning towards the United States in this NASA handout satellite image. (NOAA/NASA/GOES/Handout/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: Diane Busch, of Jupiter, leans into the wind as she shoots video of the waves at the Juno Beach Pier Friday. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: Michael Hickman of the “lift crew” at Port Annapolis Marina directs the lifts as they are taking boat south of the water in preparation for Hurricane Sandy which is advancing up the coast. They have taken out 20 boats os of five o’clock and will be working all day on Saturday and Sunday as well if the need warrants. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)

: October 25, 2012: Cubans clear of debris their house, partially demolished by Hurricane Sandy, in Guantanamo, Cuba. (AIN/Ariel Soler Costafreda/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: The Red Cross distributes supplies to people in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy causes the Croix de Mission river to swell to levels that threaten to flood the homes along its bank in Port-au-Prince. (Swoan Parker/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: People sit on the rooftop of houses submerged in floodwaters in the neighbourhood of Barquita, after days of heavy rain in Santo Domingo. (Ricardo Rojas/Reuters)

: Cubans tries to recover belongings from a their destroyed house in Antillas population, Holguin province, 750km east of Havana. Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba Thursday, leaving a path of destruction in the eastern part of the island, officials in Havana said. (Getty Images)

: October 24, 2012: Citizens of Bayamo, 740 km east of Havana, prune trees as the residents of eastern Cuba prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A Cuban clear of debris his house, demolished by Hurricane Sandy, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. (AFP PHOTO/AIN’Miguel Rubiera Justiz/AFP/Getty Images

: October 25, 2012: A house is destroyed by heavy flooding from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Residents of the Port-au-Prince neighbor of La Plaine in Haiti clean up Thursday from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: October 26, 2012: A woman dressed in bags crosses Seabreeze Blvd. on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Friday as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

: October 26, 2012: The neighbourhood of Barquita is seen submerged in flood waters after days of heavy rain in Santo Domingo. (Ricardo Rojas/Reuters)

: October 24, 2012: Citizens of Bayamo, 740 km east of Havana, line up to be given water as the residents of eastern Cuba prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walks on the beach with her family as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A UN Peacekeeper stands watch near a bridge washed away by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A boy puts his feet into oversized rain boots as heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy pour down in Port-au-Prince. (Swoan Parker/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: A resident carries electrical appliances as he walk in floodwaters in the neighborhood of Barquita after days of heavy rain in Santo Domingo. (Ricardo Rojas/Reuters)

: Shelley Ryan Horten, left, of Federal Hill, and Susan VanAlphen, of Parkville, call another friend to see if she needs any emergency supplies while they and Carl Francioli, right, of Baltimore, pick up emergency supplies such as flash lights and batteries at the Home Depot store on Eastern Avenue to prepare for the weekend arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore)

: October 24, 2012: Big waves caused by hurricane Sandy along the south coast of Santo Domingo. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: (L-R) William Rath, Julie Rath, Weera Rath and Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walk on the beach as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Haitian men walk cross a bridge over rushing flood waters caused by Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Thony Belizaire/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A surfer waits for a wave off Boynton Inlet Park in Boynton, Florida, on Thursday. (Allen Eyestone/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 26, 2012: Thaddeus Hamilton, of Sunrise, holds an umbrella for his grandson Christian Hamilton, 6, of Lauderhill, as they check out sand and debris onto the roadway on A1A between Sunrise Blvd. and NE 20th Street due to earlier flooding on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Friday as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

: October 26, 2012: Residents are seen in the neighbourhood of Barquita, submerged in floodwaters after days of heavy rain in Santo Domingo. (Ricardo Rojas/Reuters)

: October 24, 2012: Big waves caused by hurricane Sandy along the south coast of Santo Domingo. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Hurricane Sandy plowed across Cuba early Thursday as a “strong” category two storm after battering Jamaica, where it downed power lines and forced hundreds of people to seek emergency shelter. (NASA/HO/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: –

: October 25, 2012: People walk near to a damaged building in Santiago de Cuba. (Miguel Rubiera Justiz/Cuban Government National Information Agency/AIN/Handout/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: A pelican fights with the wind produced by Hurricane Sandy’s outer bands at Haulover Beach in Miami, Florida, on Thursday. (David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald/MCT)

: October 26, 2012: A resident talks on a public phone amidst floodwaters in the neighbourhood of Barquita, after days of heavy rain in Santo Domingo. (Ricardo Rojas/Reuters)

: Baltimore City resident Carl Francioli picks up emergency supplies like flash lights and batteries at the Home Depot store on Eastern Avenue to prepare for the weekend arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Last year Francioli lost power for a week during tropical storm Irene. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore)

: October 24, 2012: A local resident walks under the rain at the Sans Souci seafront, east coast of Santo Domingo. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 24, 2012: Storm clouds fill the sky over Havana. Hurricane Sandy battered Jamaica with ferocious winds, waves and rain on Wednesday, knocking down trees and power lines across the Caribbean country as it cut a path toward Cuba and the Bahamas. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: Residents of Kingston try to cross the Hope River after a bridge was washed out by Hurricane Sandy. (Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: Micki Fetterman, right, of North Palm Beach, said she and her daughter Kasi decided to ‘make great use of an afternoon off’ to look for sea glass and enjoy the weather on the beach north of Ocean Reef Park on Singer Island. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 26, 2012: Ft. Lauderdale Police public safety aides Maggie Depasse, left, and Denise Melanson work traffic control on A1A at at SE 5th Street for the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Friday amid stormy, sandy conditions as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

: October 26, 2012: A beachcomber looks for valuables on the beach just north of Carlin Park in Jupiter, Florida on Friday. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 24, 2012: Santiago Porteiro (R) and others take advantage of the winds from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy to kite surf in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: October 24, 2012: Jamaicans shelter themselves from the rain of approaching Hurricane Sandy in Kingston. (/Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: Residents of Caribbean Terrace in southern Kingston survey the damage and the boats washed up onto their lawn by Hurricane Sandy. (Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: Johnny Berger, of Jupiter, kite surfs just south of the Jupiter Inlet in heavy swells caused by hurricane Sandy. (Richard Graulich/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 26, 2012: Eric Peterson, of Tequesta, casts his line and shoots some video of the waves on the fishing jetty at the Jupiter Inlet on Friday. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: Paint Department supervisor Fred Jogerit puts out more batteries on at the Home Depot store on Eastern Avenue as city and county residents buy up emergency supplies such as flash lights, batteries and gas generators to prepare for the weekend arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore)

: October 24, 2012: Santiago Porteiro (R) and others take advantage of the winds from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy to kite surf in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: October 24, 2012: Jamaicans shelter themselves from the rain of approaching Hurricane Sandy as they walk along Sandy Park Gully in Kingston. (Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: A man walks near a damaged power line in Santiago de Cuba. Hurricane Sandy grew into a major potential threat to the east coast of the United States on Thursday after hammering Cuba’s second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. (Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency/AIN/Handout/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: Clouds darken the sky behind the Worth Avenue clock tower shortly before dawn Thursday in Palm Beach, Florida. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 26, 2012: Melba Unsworth, of Bradenton, photographs the wicked weather on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Friday as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. Unsworth, who is here on vacation, said she ‘likes to take pictures of things that wash up.’ (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

: October 26, 2012: Waves eat away at the dune at Carlin Park in Jupiter, Florida on Friday as Hurricane Sandy moves toward U.S. East Coast. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 24, 2012: Stephanie Bilyeu walks along the ocean as blustery winds blow through the palm trees as the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy are felt in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: October 24, 2012: Tracking Sandy

: October 25, 2012: A Cuban child retrieves utensils from his home, demolished by Hurricane Sandy, in Santiago de Cuba. (AIN/Miguel Rubiera Justiz/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A resident (top) salvages a refrigerator from his damaged house, with the help of other men, after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba. (Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency/AIN/Handout/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: Beach erosion is visible on Juno Beach near the pier Friday as Hurricane Sandy moves toward U.S. East Coast. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: A Home Depot employee helps Joe Hamilton, of East Baltimore, loads a repaired gas generator outside the store. Baltimore city and county residents buy up emergency supplies such as flash lights, batteries and gas generators at the Home Depot store on Eastern Avenue to prepare for the weekend arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore)

: October 24, 2012: As blustery winds pass through the area from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy a sailboat is seen on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: October 23, 2012: A man reacts to being photographed as he uses a box to protect him from the rain before the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy, predicted to be a hurricane before it reaches the island on Wednesday, in Kingston. (Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: A supermarket sign lies at the entrance after it was blown down by Hurricane Sandy in Kingston. (Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: A woman salvages her belongings after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba. (Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency/AIN/Handout/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: A rescue truck is stationed at Tower 5 on Ft. Lauderdale Beach as storm debris is shown washed up on the beach on Friday as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

: October 26, 2012: A few hardy beach-goers explore the windswept beach south of the Juno Beach Pier Friday. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post/MCT)

: October 24, 2012: Locals ride a motorbike in a flooded street of Santo Domingo before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 24, 2012. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A surfer takes advantage of higher waves as winds from Hurricane Sandy began to affect weather in Boca Raton, Florida. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: A woman looks at a fallen tree on top of her house after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba. (Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency/AIN/Handout/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: Andy Lugo talks on the phone after stocking up on supplies for branches of First Republic Bank in anticipation of disruption from storm elements of Hurricane Sandy in New York City. Some New Yorkers are preparing for possibly devastating effects from the approaching storm. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

: October 26, 2012: Turtle patrol ATV drives across flooded beach at Sunrise Blvd caused by high tides and wind driven waves on Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Florida. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

: October 24, 2012: Dominican school children walk in the flooded streets of Santo Domingo before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: A couple walks on the beach after lifeguards closed the area for swimming as winds from Hurricane Sandy begin to affect weather in Deerfield Beach, Florida. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)

: October 25, 2012: A man sits inside his house, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in Santiago de Cuba. (Miguel Rubiera/Cuban Government National Information Agency/AIN/Handout/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: A few inches of water flood onto A1A during a storm surge on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Friday as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east. A1A is closed between Sunrise Blvd. and NE 20th Street due to earlier flooding that pushed sand and debris onto the roadway. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

: October 26, 2012: A man walks amid the destruction caused by hurricane Sandy in Mayari, Holguin, 750 km east of Havana. Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba Thursday, leaving a path of destruction in the eastern part of the island, officials in Havana said. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 24, 2012: A man on a bridge stares at an overflowed river near Bayamo, 740 km east of Havana, as the residents of eastern Cuba prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Residents of Port-au-Prince deal with storm conditions as rainfall continues as they make their way through the streets of the capital city. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

: October 25, 2012: A child plays in a flooded street of Santo Domingo. (Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images)

: October 25, 2012: Hurricane Sandy is seen churning over the Bahamas in this NASA handout satellite image taken. As the hurricane makes its way toward the eastern seaboard of the United States, disaster experts and meteorologists warn that the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states face dangerous winds and heavy rains that could trigger flooding in the coming days. (NOAA/NASA/GOES/Handout/Reuters)

: October 26, 2012: Tim King, from the city of Sault Ste Marie Ontario Canada, walks along Ft. Lauderdale Beach as a storm surge pushes water high up on the sand on Friday as Hurricane Sandy passes to the east.(Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel)

Huge Hurricane Sandy bears down on East Coast
Gene Cherry | Reuters
11:04 a.m. EDT, October 28, 2012

HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday.

Sandy could have a brutal impact on major cities in the target zone like Boston, New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, one of the most densely populated regions of the country.

New York City’s subway, bus and train service will be suspended on Sunday evening, which could bring the country’s financial nerve center to a standstill.

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NonnyMus
Oct 30, 2012 @ 08:10:35

Man oh man, the East Coast and everyone else should be thinking about ways to cut down their energy consumption, drive fewer miles and increase energy efficiency to reduce climate change so we don’t get ‘Frankenstorms’ like this in future!

Prayer is to passive; it’s time to for each of us to take action!

Cansie Witcher
Oct 29, 2012 @ 20:49:59

Please be safe!! I am praying for you all.

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Mark
Oct 29, 2012 @ 11:39:44

Man oh man, the east coast should be in a prayer of thanks this storm isn’t in December or January when it could be a mega-mega blizzard, probably worse than the back-to-back blizzard of 2010-11.

W. Lee
Oct 27, 2012 @ 14:05:09

Thanks for the update!

Gov. O'Malley Declares state of emergency before Hurricane Sandy
Oct 26, 2012 @ 12:55:23

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Hurricane Sandy, dubbed ‘Frankenstorm,’ starting to close in on U.S.

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