Live updates on Sandy
- Final update, 11:55 p.m. ET, Tuesday Hurricane and then Superstorm Sandy delivered devastation to 20 states, stretching from New England to Tennessee. Our blog monitored updates from before the storm made landfall to end of day Tuesday. Read back through the posts to see how conditions developed and changed as the storm progressed.
Here's how New York's skyline looks the night after Sandy. Photo credit: Anthony Quintano - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority released this video of the flooding in the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel). The depth of the water is astonishing.
MTA Video Release: Hurricane Sandy - Hugh L. Carey/Brooklyn Battery Tunnel Damage- The NYPD has posted a Facebook memorial for Officer Artur Kasprzak, 28, who died helping family on Staten Island during the storm. Writes the NYPD, "As flood water surged into the house, Officer Kasprzak was able to get six adults and a 15-month-old boy into his attic to escape the rapidly rising water." The officer died when he left them to go check the basement
- Russ Paulsen of the American Red Cross offers tips on how to safely return home after the storm. If you're standing in water inside your home, don't touch anything that might have power -- don't even open your refrigerator.
Tips on Returning Home After a Disaster- Most of New York's bridges are open, but it may take a while for the tunnels to reopen. Here are specifics.
A List of Remaining NYC Bridge and Tunnel Closures
AP The wind, flooding and power outages Hurricane Sandy brought to the tri-state area caused an unprecedented number of New York City's b...- Time-lapse of Manhattan from Sunday through Tuesday as seen from the top of the New York Times building. Amazing colors, amazing changes.
Hurricane Sandy: View From Above
Watching the hurricane from the 51st floor of the New York Times building.- Taken earlier today by TIME Magazine's Ed Kashi. Atlantic City, the day after the storm.
#atlanticcity is a ghost town the day after #hurricane #sandy hit this #newjersey landmark with her full fury. @edkashi @viiphoto #viiphoto #documentary #photography #photojournalism1 like- A light in the darkness.
Empire State beacon. I can't believe what is seeing. Total darkness. #NYC #Sandy1 like- A rare site from earlier in the day Tuesday: A line at a pay phone.
Human Beings Lining Up To Use a Pay Phone in 2012
New Yorkers whose smartphones are presumably dead from hurricane power outages-but still. When was the last time this happened in the ind...- Watch NBC's special report on the storm live online.
Sandy's Fury: Watch NBC's live coverage
Video on msnbc.com: LIVE VIDEO - Brian Williams has the latest on the storm that has ravaged the East Coast.- "My husband just paid off a 30-year mortgage in September," she told TODAY.
'Back to the Future' star fears her home is lost to Sandy
"Back to the Future" star Lea Thompson may have been at the "Dancing With the Stars" taping on Monday, but her mind was on Superstorm San...- Four minutes of raw, silent video shows the devastation at the Jersey Shore.
Aerials show N.J. Shore devastation
Video on msnbc.com: Watch aerials from WCAU of the devastation from Sandy along the New Jersey Shore. Raw video.- Trio of grim images from historic Old Town Alexandria, Va.
Old town Alexandria flooding.
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Big wheel bikes in old town is slipping under #sandy #sandyva
Explore lifeinthedistrict's photos on Flickr. lifeinthedistrict has uploaded 5246 photos to Flickr.- Tune in to NBC at 10 p.m. for an update from Queens, where fire destroyed at least 80 homes.
Tonight we are in queens where water wasn't the problem.. Fire was. @datelinenbc @RockCenterNBCpic.twitter.com/TVDQxBmY- Police in Pennsylvania say a 90-year-old woman died after using a portable gas-powered generator when her power went out in the storm.
Woman Dies From CO Poisoning: Cops
Police say an elderly woman in Upper Merion Township is dead due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. On Tuesday, at 10:43 a.m., police and ambu...- A grim discovery on the New Haven Green in Connecticut: Skeletal remains, exposed by a Sandy-toppled tree.
Toppled Tree Exposes Skeletal Remains
The winds that toppled trees, knocked out power and carved a path of devastation through Connecticut Monday night, also led to a strange ...- Residents of Old Saybrook, Conn., spent the year rebuilding from Hurricane Irene, only to face fire and flooding from Sandy. Now on to recovery.
Connecticut residents assess damage
this story reaches from new england as we you saw earlier all the way west to the midwest. places like massachusetts, rhode island and ri...- Dr. Sanjay Gupta tweeted this picture of NICU nurses who helped evacuate babies in New York after both main power and a backup generator went out. "Their smiles say it all," Gupta tweeted.
these nicu nurses didn't sleep, and didn't go home. their smiles say it all. the babies transported during #Sandy are all doing well. @mountsinainyc- "The sun'll come out tomorrow..." Broadway performers gathered Tuesday in Times Square to sing the "Annie" classic "Tomorrow" to lift their spirits, and those of stranded tourists. According to Broadway World, word was spread via Facebook. "Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow ... there'll be sun."
Tomorrow - Post Hurricane Sandy.- Even the dead can't rest.
A casket floated out of the grave in a cemetery in Crisfield, Md. after the effects of superstorm Sandy Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Hundreds of people were displaced by floodwaters in Ocean City and in Crisfield. At the same time, 2 feet of snow fell in westernmost Garrett County, were nearly three-quarters of residents lost power. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
View the photo A casket floated out of the grave in a cemetery in Crisfield, Md. after the effects of superstorm Sandy Tuesday, Oct. 30, ...- Despite all the shocking images and sad news, the heroes of this storm give us hope in tough times.
Volunteers rush in to help devastated region recover
Alex Brandon / AP While everyone else was clearing out of Ocean City, Md., ahead of Superstorm Sandy, Trent Smith was heading straight to...
Hurricane Sandy Heroes From Coast Guard Rescuers to Red Cross Volunteers (PHOTOS)
Mayor Bloomberg calms New Yorkers, the Coast Guard rescues shipwrecked sailors. Uplifting stories of Frankenstorm.- Want to help in New York City? Mayor Mike Bloomberg encouraged those who want to give of their time to register at the Facebook page for NYC Service.
- Most power outages in New Hampshire should be restored by the end of the week. Listen to Jim Van Dongen of the state's emergency operations center discuss conditions there.
Federal Declaration the Latest Aid to Sandy Cleanup in New Hampshire
New Hampshire continues to clean up from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, with coordination centered in the state's Emergency Operati...- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie mourns the loss of his childhood memories.
The Jersey Shore of my youth is gone. #Sandy.- The rides I took my kids on this summer are in the Atlantic Ocean. #Sandy
- The staff of the New York Aquarium stayed throughout the flooding to keep their new 238-pound baby walrus safe.
New York Aquarium inundated; baby walrus safe | The New York World
Staff stayed in deluge overnight to ensure safety of inhabitants, including orphaned calf Mitik The entire 14 acres of the New York Aquar...- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave an update on the city's response to Sandy on Tuesday evening.
Most in New York who do not have power now are unlikely to get service before weekend, mayor says - @nytimes- AntDeRosa: "Mandatory evacuation for Zone A remains in effect" - @MikeBloomberg t.co/WWmlZvHe #Sandybit.ly/T2F2LV
Bloomberg: "You're going to see a very heavy police presence" in areas darkened by Con Ed outages.- Of the dangling crane in Midtown, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Tuesday that the city “feels very good” about its current status. When the wind dies down, he added, the city will “find a ways to pull it in.”
- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning constituents to beware of scam artists.
Disaster survivors who are returning to their homes & are considering repairs-be aware of potential scams & fraudulent contractors. #Sandy- Surreal photos and videos continue to come in showing the devastation from Sandy up and down the East Coast.
Hurricane Sandy leaves surreal scenes in its wake
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#sandy nj #lavallette Lavallette Boro Hall and Police station on Rt 35 Lavallette this morningpic.twitter.com/hD7QitZy
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