Live updates on Sandy
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Stay out of any building if you smell gas, floodwaters remain or your home was damaged by fire & authorities have not declared it safe
A photo from @TheAtlanticWire
Stay alert for extended rainfall and subsequent flooding even after the hurricane or tropical storm has ended.go.usa.gov/Yp4H #Sandy
Cincinnati --> RT @heathertungate7: First snowfall of the year courtesy of #Sandy. #CincyWXinstagr.am/p/RaEAk0gQIS/
Entrance to Hugh Carey Tunnel (formerly the Brooklyn Battery) off West Street #Sandypic.twitter.com/FXy699lt
This morning, nearly 7,500 #NationalGuard #Soldiersand #Airmen are on duty in CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI & VA. #Sandy
Here comes the sun! View from the beach/boardwalk in#AtlanticCity #sandy #bluesky(ish)pic.twitter.com/qR9xhGO8
Boats chopped to bits in Staten Island in Clifton area. So much damage! #SandyABC7 pic.twitter.com/B87ikQrf
- "The amount of flood damage is unbelievable," Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy says on TODAY.
- ""I think the losses will be almost incalculable... We are going to get significant federal assistance," N.J. Gov. Chris Christie says on TODAY. "New Jersey is a tough place. We will recover from this."
I want to thank the President personally for all his assistance as w recover from the storm.- Washington D.C. metro will remain closed on Tuesday morning, with word coming later in the day as to when it could reopen.
- President Obama declares a "major disaster" in parts of N.Y., clearing the way for federal funding to affected areas and individuals, the White House says.
- Update: Nearly 2 million people in N.Y. alone are without power.
- Flood waters top a levee in northern N.J., inundating three towns with 4 to 5 feet of water, WNBC reported. Thousands may need to be rescued, Bergen County police chief told CNN.
- Powerful images of the damage caused by the storm are coming in from as the East Coast wakes up on Tuesday morning.
Pieces of broken Atlantic City Boardwalk in street two blocks away #sandy #phlinq instagr.am/p/RXsSxzlukQ/
Some flooding has receded, but the damage is done. We'll show you the aftermath of Sandy in OCNJ on CBS3! Turn us on! pic.twitter.com/iBzZwSZx- Millions will wake up on Tuesday morning to widespread power outages in Pa., N.J., N.Y., and Conn., which could last for days.
- PSE&G says customers who lost power should be prepared to be without for 7-10 days. Here's the latest outage numbers: bit.ly/VzvwzJ
- Further flooding still possible during high tide in Northeast on Tuesday, National Weather Service warns.
- Department of Health tells Long Beach, L.I. residents not to drink or use tap water for personal use. Boil water notice issued for Atlantic City, N.J.
- Update: More than 50 homes destroyed in 6-alarm Queens fire, N.Y. fire department says.
- Early Tuesday the New York Fire Department is responding to a 5-alarm fire in the flooded Zone A area of Queens, NBCNewYork.com reports.
Update: 170 firefighters battling 15 building blaze in Breezy Point, Queens, a flooded Zone A area - @NBCNewYork- Amid the devastation, the Red Cross offers thanks to first-responders, aid workers and volunteers who answered the call when Sandy struck.
If you want to volunteer or help in any way, make sure to check w/an org first, ask what they need. Tips:bit.ly/xZwM1U- One of the most stunning photos of the night comes from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, capturing a flood at the PATH station in Hoboken, N.J., shortly before 9:30 p.m. ET Monday night.
Flood waters rush in to the Hoboken PATH station through an elevator shaft. #Sandypic.twitter.com/QosgFyOI- Many in the New York area are concerned about when the subways will be able to reopen. TheMetropolitan Transportation Authority tweeted Monday night that rumors of a one-week timetable for reopening were only rumors, but did confirm that water had infiltrated subway tunnels. "The MTA cannot assess damage until Tuesday," another tweet said.
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