Editor's Note: Superstorm Sandy smashed ashore last night, triggering floods, fires and devastation. At least 33 people are known to have died in the United States and one in Canada, adding to the storm’s earlier toll of 67. Millions are without power. Floods have hit homes and the New York subway system. Here is the full story and below is the latest news as we learn it. 
 
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 [Update 11:02 p.m.] Superstorm Sandy continues to weaken over Pennsylvania. It is some 50 miles east-northeast of Pittsburgh, according to an 11 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to move northward into Canada on Wednesday. 
 
 [Update 10:57 p.m.] About 6.6 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to figures compiled by CNN from power companies. That's about 300,000 less than the tally roughly 2 1/2 hours ago. 
 
 [Update 10:47 p.m.] Halloween activities at the White House have been canceled because of the storm, according to the official schedule. 
 
 [Update 10:29 p.m.] Even residents used to storms were struck by the severity of Superstorm Sandy. 
 
 “You would not believe the amount of ocean water that has pushed through onto the shore, down blocks. It has downed trees, power poles. People are just heartbroken here,” said Jon Daniel, who lives two blocks away from the ocean in Deal, New Jersey. 
 
 “Everything is different now. We doubt anything will ever be the same again here.” 
 
 [Update 9:41 p.m.] New York public transportation all but ground to halt with the storm. It is slowly coming back. Buses are on the road now for limited service, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to know more about service restorations tomorrow. 
 
 
 
 "By midday tomorrow, we will be able to discuss a timetable for service restorations." -MTA Chairman Joe Lhota — 
 
 MTA (@MTAInsider) October 31, 2012 
 
 [Update 9:19 p.m.] New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport will be open tomorrow, as will Newark Liberty International in New Jersey. However, carriers will be providing limited service at both, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Other area airports, LaGuardia and Teterboro, are expected to remain closed. 
 
 [Update 9:03 p.m.] New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie toured damage in his state today. Here's one of the stunning photographs his office released: 
 
 [Update 8:31 p.m.] About 6.9 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to figures compiled by CNN from power companies. That's about 1 million less than the tally roughly four hours ago. 
 
 [Update 8:20 p.m.] Six people have died in storm-related incidents in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie told reporters Tuesday night. 
 
 His state's figure raises the overall U.S. death toll from Superstorm Sandy to at least 33. 
 
 [Update 8:06 p.m.] Hudson River ferry service will restart at 7 a.m. tomorrow from New Jersey to the World Financial Center in New York, giving commuters an alternative way to get into and out of lower Manhattan, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says. 
 
 [Update 7:20 p.m.] An off-duty police officer in New York City was found dead this morning in the basement of his flooded home. As Superstorm Sandy struck, he shepherded his family into the attic, according to city police. He then went to the basement, and never returned. 
 
 Emergency personnel responded to the house last night but were unable to enter it because of downed power lines in the water. The off-duty officer, Artur Kasprzak, 28, was a seven-year veteran of the department. 
 
 [Update 6:17 p.m.] More from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who announced minutes earlier that the city's death toll related to Sandy has risen to 18: 
 
 Bloomberg said he took an aerial tour of the city today, to survey the areas hardest hit. Public schools will remain closed tomorrow, but his understanding - at this point - is that Sunday’s New York City marathon will happen as planned. 
 
 Mayor: Our understanding is that the New York City Marathon will go on as scheduled on Sunday but we'll have more news tomorrow. #Sandy — 
 
 NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 "We have a plan for recovery, and that recovery is already beginning," Bloomberg said. "I’m happy to say it’s the beginning of a process that we all know will take a while, but this is the end of the downside and hopefully from here is going up." 
 
 About 6,400 people remain at the city's 76 evacuation centers, he said. 
 
 "Restoring power and mass transit remain the two biggest challenges in the days ahead," Bloomberg said. "That recovery is a mammoth job." 
 
 [Update 6:13 p.m.] Eighteen people in New York City have died as a result of the storm, Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells reporters. 
 
 At CNN's last count, 15 had been reported dead in all of New York state. We'll have more details about the death toll later. 
 
 [Update 6:04 p.m.] “All things considered,” Atlantic City, New Jersey, “did pretty good,” Mayor Lorenzo Langford told CNN. 
 
 “The property damage … is pretty extensive. But I’m happy to report that the human damage, if your will, has been minimal. And so I think our glass is half full here in Atlantic City.” 
 
 All the major roadways into the city remain closed, Langford said, and some 13,000 customers are still without power. 
 
 [Update 5:42 p.m.] Sandy and its aftermath continue to wreak havoc on air travel. At Chicago O’Hare International Airport, airlines have canceled close to 500 flights to and from the East Coast. Locally, some local flights are experiencing delays because of strong winds. 
 
 [Update 5:31 p.m.] Keith Paul, owner of a restaurant in Toms River, New Jersey, says he escaped nearby Seaside Heights - on a barrier island across a bay from Toms River - just minutes before the storm disabled a bridge on Monday afternoon. 
 
 Paul was one of the last people to leave the island, which was under an evacuation order, before the storm hit. Police and rescue teams have been working to evacuate about 200 people who are stranded on New Jersey's barrier islands, including the one containing Seaside Heights. 
 
 "Within two minutes of leaving, light poles came across the bridge, so if we didn’t leave when we did, we would have been stuck there," Paul told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday. 
 
 Water washed over Seaside Heights and other barrier island locations, tearing apart some structures and leaving sand and debris all over the area (see the National Guard's video of the area, above). Paul said he say Seaside Heights' Berkeley Sweet Shop get torn apart in the storm. He says that, according to pictures he's seen and information from friends, that half of the rids at FunTown Amusement Pier in nearby Seaside Park "are in the ocean." 
 
 Toms River, on the mainland, also is a mess, Paul said. His restaurant will be closed for days, he said, and some people in that city need rescuing from homes surrounded by floodwater. 
 
 "You really can’t drive anywhere around this town," Paul said. "I’ve never, ever seen anything like it.” 
 
 [Update 4:56 p.m.] One of the 60 people stranded on Fire Island, New York, says she and her husband are doing OK in their home and doesn't regret riding out the storm there. 
 
 Karen Boss and other Fire Island residents disregarded a pre-storm evacuation order and now are, for the moment, stuck there with contaminated water and no electric service. She told CNN by phone that a generator is powering her house now. There is floodwater under her house, but the interior is not flooded, she said. 
 
 "The winds were wild," she said of the storm. "My house was rocking. ... We did head up toward the ocean - the waves were extremely, extremely high. When the high tide came into the bay ... water gushed over the boardwalk." 
 
 Rescuers had helped 14 people off the island - south of Long Island - by Tuesday morning, said Vanessa Baird-Streeter, director of communications for Suffolk County. 
 
 [Update 4:23 p.m.] About 7.915 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to figures compiled by CNN from power companies. That's about 68,000 lower than the tally about two hours ago. 
 
 [Update 4:18 p.m.] Federal agencies in Washington will be open tomorrow. They were closed Monday and Tuesday because of the storm. 
 
 [Update 3:59 p.m.] The U.S. death toll from Superstorm Sandy has risen to 30, with a death just reported in North Carolina. 
 
 The toll includes 15 in New York; three in New Jersey; three in Pennsylvania; two in Maryland; two in Connecticut; two in Virginia, one in West Virginia, one in North Carolina, and one on the HMS Bounty. 
 
 One person was killed in Canada, and 67 were killed in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. The overall death toll stands at 98. 
 
 [Update 3:26 p.m.] Police and rescue teams have assisted evacuating about 200 people stranded on New Jersey's barrier islands, CNN's Michael Holmes and Roger Clark report from outside Toms River, just west of the islands. 
 
 People on the islands had been ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm, but many stayed. Though many people need rescuing, no deaths on the islands have been reported. Emergency evacuations for the day have been suspended, however, because of the coming darkness. 
 
 [Update 3:12 p.m.] JetBlue Airways has posted a few flooding pictures from New York's LaGuardia Airport, which is closed because of the storm. 
 
 LaGuardia is not expected to open Wednesday either because of extensive damage, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference this morning. New York's JFK International Airport probably will be reopened tomorrow, he said. 
 
 [Update 3:04 p.m.] President Barack Obama said he wants no excuses from anyone in the federal government when it comes to providing resources to those who need it because of the storm. 
 
 "My message to the federal government: no bureaucracy, no red tape, get resources where they’re needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible, and for the duration," Obama said at the Red Cross headquarters in Washington. 
 
 He added: "My message to the governors and the mayors, and through them to the communities that were hit so hard, is that we'll do everything we can to get resources to you and (get) any unmet need identified." 
 
 Obama also warned that the storm is still moving north, and encouraged Americans to stay alert. 
 
 The White House has said Obama will travel to New Jersey on Wednesday "where he will join Gov. Christie in viewing the storm damage, talking with citizens who are recovering from the storm and thanking first responders who put their lives at risk to protect their communities." 
 
 [Update 2:55 p.m.] U.S. Rep. Bob Turner, R-New York, is one of people who lost a home in a massive fire that happened during the storm early Tuesday in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York. More than 80 homes were destroyed in the blaze. 
 
 "I, along with many other Breezy Point residents, lost our homes last night and I am grateful that my family and I are safe after this destructive storm," Turner said in a statement released Tuesday. "I hope you will join me in lending a hand to those who were less fortunate and keep everyone impacted by this storm in your thoughts and prayers." 
 
 Turner said his "thoughts and prayers are with all of my fellow New Yorkers and the many others who are experiencing loss as a result of Hurricane Sandy." 
 
 "Last night's storm showed once again that the professionalism and bravery of our first responders is second to none. I want to commend the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday in order to keep others safe," he said. 
 
 Turner was elected last year in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner. 
 
 [Update 2:43 p.m.] Though the remnants of Sandy are now centered over western Pennsylvania, the large storm still will affect the East Coast this afternoon, and during high tide some more coastal flooding - in the range of 2 to 4 feet - is possible, said the National Hurricane Center's director, Rick Knabb. 
 
 Some minor shoreline flooding also could happen at the Great Lakes, Knabb said. The storm's center is expected to be north of the Great Lakes, in Canada, on Wednesday, he said. A couple of hours ago, the storm's maximum sustained winds were at 45 mph. 
 
 "I don't want people to (think) that the weather event is anywhere near over," Knabb said. 
 
 [Update 2:31 p.m.] About 8 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to numbers compiled by CNN from local power providers. Our previous count, around 10 a.m., was about 7.5 million customers. 
 
 [Update 2:09 p.m.] From Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley: 
 
 Early voting resumes tomorrow with all locations open from 8am to 9pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday #MDSandy — 
 
 Martin O'Malley (@GovernorOMalley) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 1:56 p.m.] Restoration of power to all customers in areas served by overhead power lines could take at least a week; restoring underground lines will take four days, according to Con Edison, which provides power in most of New York City and Westchester County, New York. 
 
 [Update 1:49 p.m.] Half of Hoboken, New Jersey, is flooded, Mayor Dawn Zimmer told CNN. 
 
 "The Hudson River came in and filled half of Hoboken like a bathtub," she said. Pump stations are flooded, and much of the city will not be able to get power back until that flooding is gone. 
 
 There's "major concern" about people walking in the streets, because live wires could be in there, Zimmer said. 
 
 [Update 1:39 p.m.] CNN has video of a crane's partial collapse in New York City today. 
 
 [Update 1:19 p.m.] New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg tweets: 
 
 We have no reports of storm-related fatalities at any NYC hospitals, despite loss of power at several bit.ly/WRCnd3 #SandyNYC — 
 
 Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 1:05 p.m.] The U.S. death toll from Superstorm Sandy has risen to 29, with another death reported in Pennsylvania and two in Virginia. 
 
 The toll includes 15 in New York; three in New Jersey; three in Pennsylvania; two in Maryland; two in Connecticut; two in Virginia, one in West Virginia, and one on the HMS Bounty. 
 
 One person was killed in Canada, and 67 were killed in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. The overall death toll stands at 97. 
 
 [Update 12:56 p.m.] In the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York, where the storm has damaged many houses and fire is believed to have destroyed 80 homes, T.J. Gilmartin told CNN that a three-block area is a place of “total destruction.” 
 
 “There is nothing in this one cluster of homes,” Gilmartin said. “And every house along the side that’s still up is damaged. Every one, they’re off their foundations. … Even the sidewalk is ripped up.” 
 
 He was checking the area for his brother, who lives in the area but isn’t there today. 
 
 “I walked up, took a few pictures, and I’m going to e-mail them to my brother,” he said. 
 
 [Update 12:53 p.m.] The New York Stock Exchange says it will reopen Wednesday morning after being closed for two days due to Superstorm Sandy. 
 
 [Update 12:30 p.m.] About 60 people are stranded on New York's Fire Island with contaminated water and no electricity after they did not obey mandatory evacuation orders over the weekend, officials say. 
 
 "We were able on Monday morning to rescue about 14 people" from the island, said Vanessa Baird-Streeter, director of communications for Suffolk County. 
 
 Now, officials are working to make sure those left on the island are safe. The Coast Guard is flying over the area. 
 
 Long Island Power Authority had "de-energized" the area after the mandatory evacuation, Baird-Streeter said. 
 
 [Update 12:20 p.m.] New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it will resume limited bus service today at 5 p.m. Fares will be waived for the time being, the MTA said on Twitter. 
 
 [Update 12:16 p.m. ET] About 300 blood drives across the country had to be canceled because of the superstorm, leaving a shortfall of almost 9,000 units, the Red Cross says. 
 
 One way to help people: donate blood, the organization tweeted. 
 
 For other ways to help, visit CNN.com/Impact. 
 
 [Update 12:07 p.m. ET] Want to help New Yorkers? The mayor's office says this is one way to do it. 
 
 We are so touched by offers to help with #Sandy recovery -- you've overwhelmed our @NYCService site! Go here instead: facebook.com/nycservice — 
 
 NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 And Mayor Bloomberg says help may be needed for some time to come. 
 
 This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst #NYC has ever experienced. The impacts will be felt for some time: bit.ly/WRCnd3 — 
 
 Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 12:03 p.m. ET] An overall breakdown of fatalities from Sandy as of noon Tuesday: 
 
 Total deaths: 94 
 
 In the U.S.: 26 
 
 - 15 in New York 
 
 - 2 in Maryland 
 
 - 2 in Connecticut 
 
 - 3 in New Jersey 
 
 - 2 in Pennsylvania 
 
 - 1 West Virginia 
 
 - 1 HMS Bounty replica deckhand who was found unresponsive and later declared dead at hospital 
 
 Outside the U.S.: 
 
 - 1 in Canada. 
 
 Earlier: 67 in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. 
 
 [Update 11:58 a.m. ET] Even though the superstorm has moved inland, don't even think of taking a boat out on the water, the U.S. Coast Guard says. 
 
 Although immediate threat of strong winds & rain has passed, there are still hazards... stay off the water! goo.gl/IVRY8 #Sandy — 
 
 USCG (Official) (@USCG) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 11:56 a.m. ET] The death toll in the United States from Superstorm Sandy in the United States is at 26. 
 
 [Update 11:54 a.m. ET] "I don’t think words like catastrophic or historic are too strong to explain the impact" of Superstorm Sandy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today. "The most devastating news is that we lost 15 New Yorkers last night. That is our best estimate at this time. My guess is, if anything, that number is going to get larger. And that is really the worst news of the entire episode." 
 
 [Update 11:51 a.m. ET] The Chagrin River in northeast Ohio is above flood stage, and boats are being washed into Lake Erie, CNN affiliate WEWS reports. See photos here. 
 
 [Update 11:44 a.m. ET] Newark, New Jersey's mayor praises residents' response to the storm. 
 
 Police have reported ZERO looting or crimes of opportunity in Newark. And ceaseless reports of acts of kindness abound everywhere #Gratitude — 
 
 Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 11:42 a.m. ET] President Barack Obama will remain in Washington Wednesday to monitor the response to Sandy and will not participate in campaign events that had been scheduled in Ohio, the White House said Tuesday. 
 
 [Update 11:41 a.m. ET] Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said there have been no reports of serious injury or infrastructure in his state. "We feel very fortunate," he said Tuesday. 
 
 [Update 11:39 a.m. ET] New York’s LaGuardia Airport is not expected to open tomorrow because of extensive damage, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a press conference this morning. 
 
 JFK airport likely will be re-opened tomorrow, he said. 
 
 [Update 11:37 a.m. ET] The superstorm is bringing blizzard conditions to West Virginia, where strong winds and thick, heavy snow are bringing down limbs and power lines. Nearly 250,000 people in the state are without power, and 12 of the state’s 55 counties are under a blizzard warning, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday morning. 
 
 The storm could drop 2 to 3 feet of snow across the state. Ten inches of snow had fallen in Kingwood, West Virginia, by 10 a.m. ET. 
 
 Tomblin said people should stay off the roads, but if they must travel, slow speeds are a must. 
 
 “Some of our problems are being caused by … trucks jackknifing and so forth,” Tomblin told CNN. “We just encourage everybody, if you’ve got to be on the road, to drive slow and realize it is slick – whether it’s the slushy snow or the leaves that have collected on the highway. We’re working as well as we can. I think we’ve been pretty well prepared, with our state crews working with the power companies to be able to clear the roads as well as to get the power back on as quickly as possible.” 
 
 Tomblin said that because officials were warned about the storm days in advance, they were able to position highway crews and National Guard units strategically across the state to start clearing roads so power crews can quickly work to restore power. The power restoration process should be quicker than it was this summer, when a strong storm knocked out power to many Midwestern and Eastern states, including West Virginia, where customers were without power for days in 53 counties. 
 
 [Update 11:33 a.m. ET] The Sterling Building in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, which houses Cuyahoga County's 911 service, is being evacuated due to safety concerns, CNN affiliate WEWS reports. 
 
 [Update 11:29 a.m. ET] A protective cover over the space shuttle Enterprise, now part of a museum on the aircraft carrier Intrepid in New York Harbor, collapsed during the storm. Read cnn.com/lightyears. 
 
 [Update 11:25 a.m. ET] New York City residents can use tap water, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says, although it may taste of more chlorine than usual. 
 
 Mayor: We've tested NYC drinking water and it's completely safe. #Sandy — 
 
 NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 11:22 a.m. ET] At least 21 people have died as a result of Superstorm Sandy in the United States. 
 
 [Update 11:19 a.m. ET] New York City schools will be closed on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in a press conference. The district serves 1.1 million students in 1,700 schools, in New York City. 
 
 [Update 11:13 a.m. ET] Power may be out different locations in New York for the next two or three days - "or maybe even longer than that," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. 
 
 Mayor: Our two biggest challenges going forward will be getting our transit system and power grid up and running. #Sandy — 
 
 NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 11:10 a.m. ET] U.S. financial markets are expected to reopen Wednesday, after being shuttered for two days to deal with the impact of Hurricane Sandy, CNNMoney reports. Major exchange operators NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX said Tuesday they were preparing to resume operations. The exchanges were spending the bulk of the day conducting tests with member firms to ensure all systems were running smoothly. 
 
 [Update 11:07 a.m. ET] Sandy may be the worst storm New York has ever experienced, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. He told reporters at least 10 people died in New York City. 
 
 [Update 11:06 a.m. ET] New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it is believed more than 80 houses were destroyed by a fire in Queens. 
 
 [Update 11:03 a.m. ET] A boat blocks MTA tracks in New York. 
 
 Photo of a boat resting on the tracks at Metro-North's Ossining Station, after #Sandy. flic.kr/p/dpbfUm — 
 
 MTA (@MTAInsider) October 30, 2012 
 
 More images from the MTA are here. 
 
 [Update 10:59 a.m. ET] New York's governor comments this morning on what he's seeing in New York City: 
 
 Gov: The construction of this city did not anticipate these type of conditions -- subway, bldg foundations, 911 site nr Hudson #sandy — 
 
 Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 10:47 a.m. ET] 
 
 The wind bent this steel sign post over at a 90 degree angle. #cnn #sandy http://t.co/2WMsrOI9 — 
 
 Steve Kastenbaum (@SKastenbaumCNN) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 10:43 a.m. ET] The amusement pier at Seaside Park on the Jersey Shore is half washed out, Gov. Chris Christie says, with the roller coaster and the log-plume ride in the ocean. 
 
 [Update 10:41 a.m. ET] "The level of devastation at the Jersey Shore is unthinkable," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says. Read more. 
 
 [Update 10:32 a.m. ET] New Jersey's governor says residents should not try to return to homes on the barrier islands. 
 
 I know people want to inspect their homes on the barrier islands, but at this point it is unsafe. Please be patient. #Sandy — 
 
 Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 10:26 a.m. ET] Helicopters have been called in to help rescue residents stranded by floodwaters around Berry Creek, a tributary of the Hackensack River, in Bergen County, New Jersey, CNN's Maggie Lake reports. 
 
 [Update 10:22 a.m. ET] About 7.5 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to numbers compiled by CNN from local power providers. 
 
 [Update 10:19 a.m. ET] A National Weather Service employee in Bowden, West Virginia, reports 24 inches of snow as of 9 a.m. 
 
 [Update 10:17 a.m. ET] The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has opened the Garden State Parkway in both directions. Tolls will resume at 2 p.m. 
 
 Travel lanes are still blocked by storm damage at 190 locations across the state, including portions of the New Jersey Turnpike. 
 
 [Update 10:13 a.m. ET] There have been more than 15,000 flight cancellations since Sunday as a result of Sandy, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.com. Read the latest CNN.com report on how Superstorm Sandy has affected travel. 
 
 [Update 10:03 a.m. ET] Amtrak says in a post on its Facebook page that it is assessing damage to its tracks and will make a decision later today when service will be restored on lines suspended because of Superstorm Sandy. 
 
 [Update 9:57 a.m. ET] Water was flooding “at a massive rate” into the construction site at New York City’s ground zero, according to an official instagram photo from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office posted overnight. Pumping operations were to begin when the surge subsided, the photo says. 
 
 [Update 9:51 a.m. ET] The Huffington Post, Gawker and many other sites were unreachable for a period after Datagram, a New York-based provider of corporate Internet connections and servers, said it was battling flooding in its offices, CNNMoney reports. 
 
 [Update 9:47 a.m. ET] About 80 homes downstream of Speedwell Forge Lake Dam in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, were advised to evacuate, CNN affiliate WHTM reports. The dam's spillway was damaged last year by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Though the lake has been drained, officials worry an increase in water levels from Sandy could cause the dam to fail, the report said. 
 
 [Update 9:38 a.m. ET] Superstorm Sandy from space today: 
 
 Most recent satellite view of Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy shows the storm rolling inland, still massive in size: bit.ly/SrA4e0 — 
 
 NASA Goddard Images (@NASA_GoddardPix) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 9:32 a.m. ET] Nearly 11,000 people spent Monday night in 258 Red Cross-operated shelters across 16 states, the American Red Cross tells CNN. 
 
 [Update 9:29 a.m. ET] Here's the latest update on Pennsylvania from Gov. Tom Corbett: 
 
 - 433 roads and bridges are closed in the state 
 
 - 1,700 National Guard troops are on the ground 
 
 - 600 people are in 48 shelters 
 
 - 38 counties are under emergency declarations 
 
 - All Philadelphia interstate restrictions have been lifted 
 
 [Update 9:26 a.m. ET] The state of West Virginia is asking only its essential state employees to report to work Tuesday, the governor's office said. 
 
 [Update 9:23 a.m. ET] Public transportation services are resuming in Washington, D.C.: 
 
 Metro announces limited restoration of rail, bus service wmata.com/tiny.cfm?id=53… — 
 
 @wmata (@wmata) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 9:20 a.m. ET] New York's governor is warning evacuated residents not to hurry home. 
 
 If you have been evacuated from #Sandy, return home only when officials say it is safe. — 
 
 Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 8:59 a.m. ET] A scene from a shelter in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. Sgt. Michael Ryno and soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team help displaced residents. 
 
 [Update 8:54 a.m. ET] If you're home, stay there, the New York mayor's office says: 
 
 Please stay inside and stay safe. Tree limbs and downed wires are very dangerous. #Sandy — 
 
 NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 8:52 a.m. ET] Superstorm Sandy has been creating waves up to 20 feet on Lake Ontario, something CNN affiliate WGRZ calls "unprecedented in living memory." See the WGRZ report here. 
 
 [Update 8:36 a.m. ET] Superstorm Sandy is dumping a lot of snow. Just a few of the measurements so far: Webster County, West Virginia, 17 inches; Fayette County, West Virginia, 15 inches; Bowden, West Virginia, 14 inches; Canvas, West Virgina, 12 inches; Summersville, West Virginia, 10 inches; Mount Davis, Pennsylvania, 9 inches. 
 
 [Update 8:26 a.m. ET] New Jersey's governor has a warning for drivers in that state: 
 
 The Garden State Parkway is now open but over 200 other state roads remain closed. Don't drive unless you absolutely have to. #Sandy — 
 
 Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 8:20 a.m. ET] A well-deserved shout-out this morning: 
 
 10/30: THANK YOU to the 1st responders -police/fire/EMS/hospital staff- working tirelessly to meet urgent needs of #Sandy survivors — 
 
 FEMA (@fema) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 8:13 a.m. ET] At least 168 people were stranded in about 59 locations in the New York boroughs of Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn on Tuesday, a U.S. Coast Guard commander told CNN. 
 
 [Update 8:12 a.m. ET] Drivers are being allowed back onto Connecticut roads. 
 
 BREAKING: Travel ban in #CT is lifted effective immediately. Be smart: If a road appears impassable, do not attempt to drive thru it — 
 
 Governor Dan Malloy (@GovMalloyOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 8:10 a.m. ET] Rescuers brought hundreds of people to safety, including some trapped on the roofs of trailer homes, and needed to reach hundreds more Tuesday in New Jersey communities near New York City that flooded when a tidal surge overwhelmed a natural berm, Gov. Chris Christie told CNN. 
 
 [Update 8:04 a.m. ET] Superstorm Sandy flooded some New York City subways. 
 
 [Update 7:41 a.m. ET] More than 7 million customers in the Northeast are now without power due to Superstorm Sandy. 
 
 The latest include:New York: 1.8 million; New Jersey: 2.3 million; Massachusetts: 322,000; Pennsylvania: 1.2 million; Connecticut: 619,000; Delaware: 72,000; Washington, D.C.: 24,000; Maryland: 195,000; Rhode Island: 117,000; New Hampshire: 234,000; Maine: 83,000 
 
 [Update 7:35 a.m. ET] CNN captured this photo from South Street Seaport, Manhattan, in New York City, as Sandy dumped heavy rain. 
 
 [Update 7:29 a.m. ET] It will be days before power is fully restored in Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker said Tuesday. The storm damage is tremendous, he said, and the majority of the city is without electricity. 
 
 [Update 7:13 a.m. ET] The Red Cross has a site to let family know you're OK if you been in the path of Sandy: 
 
 Website to let family know you are safe without tying up phone lines safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php also use social media #Sandy — 
 
 Josh Levs (@joshlevscnn) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 7:08 a.m. ET] The death toll from Superstorm Sandy has risen to 16 in the United States. 
 
 The deaths include five in New York, two in Maryland, two in Connecticut, three in New Jersey, two in Pennsylvania, one in West Virginia, and one from the HMS Bounty replica. 
 
 There’s also been a death in Canada. 
 
 Earlier, 67 people were killed in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. 
 
 That brings the overall death toll from Sandy to 84. 
 
 [Update 7:04 a.m. ET] The West Virginia Department of Emergency Management says 11 counties are under blizzard warning until 6 p.m. today. About 121,000 customers are without power in the state. CNN's Martin Savidge reports about 8 inches of heavy, wet snow in Preston County, east of Morgantown. 
 
 Interstate 68 is closed from Morgantown to the Maryland border. 
 
 [Update 6:52 a.m. ET] Delaware Gov. Jack Markell said his state appeared "to have escaped some of the worst consequences" of Superstorm Sandy. Nevertheless, he said Tuesday, it has been a significant storm, with power outages and serious flooding. 
 
 [Update 6:50 a.m. ET] Philadelphia's mayor said his city has coped well with Superstorm Sandy. "We got through it," Michael Nutter told CNN on Tuesday. He said emergency plans worked well, and he reported downed trees, other damage and flooding in the city along the Delaware River. Schools will be closed and mass transit will not be in operation Tuesday, Nutter said. 
 
 [Update 6:48 a.m. ET] Boston transit service is resuming this morning: 
 
 Most #MBTA service resumes w/ delays. D Line Busing Riv-Newt Cent, Prov Line Susp. Wckfrd-Mnsfld, Boats Susp. More: bit.ly/TorQTS — 
 
 MBTA (@mbtaGM) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 6:46 a.m. ET] If you're stranded by flooding in Connecticut, hang a white sheet: 
 
 If u find urself surrounded by water, call 4 help if u can, then get 2 highest level of home. Hang a white sheet out a street-side window — 
 
 Governor Dan Malloy (@GovMalloyOffice) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 6:39 a.m. ET] The latest on the power situation in Massachusetts from the state's Emergency Management Agency: 
 
 6AM (10/30) outages in MA (rounded): NGRID 213K, NSTAR 84K, WMECO 8K, FG&E 1K, Total 306K #Masandy — 
 
 MEMA (@MassEMA) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 6:37 a.m. ET] Almost 250,000 electricity customers in Northeast Ohio are without power this morning, CNN affiliate WEWS in Cleveland reports. 
 
 [Update 6:31 a.m. ET] A leak at a water plant in Maryland is sending about 2 million gallons of raw sewage rushing out every hour. It’s the result of an overflow caused by power loss, according to the Howard County Emergency Management Department. Officials are working to restore power to the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant. 
 
 There are no mandatory evacuations as a result of the leak. Residents are asked to avoid the Little Patuxent River south of Route 32. 
 
 [Update 6:22 a.m. ET] The New York power situation from the governor's office: 
 
 [Update 6:16 a.m. ET] Ralph Verdi, chief of police in Little Ferry, New Jersey, says four to six feet of water is covering 75% of the town. 
 
 “It’s been an extremely difficult night … We’re doing the best we can. 
 
 “Our town’s in real trouble right now,” he told CNN's "Starting Point" with Soledad O'Brien. 
 
 [Update 6:13 a.m. ET] The break of either a dam or levee in Bergen County, New Jersey, has authorities scrambling to rescue hundreds, and possibly as many as 1,000 people, Police Chief of Staff Jeanne Baratta says. The affected towns are Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt. 
 
 “Something happened, because within 30 minutes those towns were under 4 or 5 feet of water,” Baratta told CNN. 
 
 Authorities are using large vehicles and boats to rescue people, she said. 
 
 [Update 6:00 a.m. ET] Watch trees snap under Sandy's winds: 
 
 [Update 5:53 a.m. ET] Authorities in Bergen County, New Jersey, are evacuating residents after a breach in a dam or levee flooded several communities. Police Chief of Staff Jeanne Baratta says there is up to 5 feet of water in the streets of Moonachie and Little Ferry. The state Office of Emergency Management says rescues also are underway in Carlstadt. 
 
 [Update 5:50 a.m. ET] An overall breakdown of fatalities from Sandy as of 5:30 a.m. Tuesday: 
 
 Total deaths: 83 
 
 In the U.S.: 15 
 
 - 5 in New York 
 
 - 2 in Maryland 
 
 - 1 in Connecticut 
 
 - 3 in New Jersey 
 
 - 2 in Philadelphia 
 
 - 1 West Virginia 
 
 - 1 HMS Bounty deckhand who was found unresponsive and later declared dead at hospital 
 
 Outside the U.S.: 
 
 - 1 in Canada. 
 
 - 67 in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. 
 
 [Update 5:47 a.m. ET] President Obama today declared a major disaster in New York state and ordered federal aid be made available to individuals in the counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Richmond, Suffolk and Queens. 
 
 [Update 5:41 a.m. ET] A spokesman for Con Edison says Sandy has caused the worst damage in the utility's history. 
 
 [Update 5:37 a.m. ET] Service on New York's subway system may not be restored Tuesday, MTA spokesman Aaron Donavan said. All of the under-river subway tunnels between Manhattan and Brooklyn took on seawater and so did a seventh tunnel between Manhattan and Queens. Earlier, the agency said it would take between 14 hours and four days to get the water out of the subway tunnels in New York City. 
 
 [Update 5:30 a.m. ET] Two deaths have been reported in Maryland, bringing the U.S. total from Sandy to 15. The overall total is 83. 
 
 [Update 5:19 a.m. ET] More than 50 homes have burned to the ground in the six-alarm fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York, the fire department said in its official Twitter feed early Tuesday. 
 
 [Update 5:17 a.m. ET] Authorities are conducting rescues from homes in three New Jersey towns after a dam break. The break occurred after midnight in the town of Moonachie in Bergen County, says New Jersey Office of Emergency Management Sgt. Adam Grossman. 
 
 Rescues are underway in Moonachie, Little Ferry, and Carlstadt. Bergen County Police Chief of Staff Jeanne Baratta says thousands of people may need to be rescued. 
 
 [Update 5:15 a.m. ET] Sandy's wrath is extending into Canada. More than 130,000 people are without power in Ontario and another 34,000 in Quebec, CNN affiliate CTV reports. 
 
 [Update 5:09 a.m. ET] Superstorm Sandy weakened overnight as the massive system moved inland, the National Weather Service said in its 5 a.m. ET advisory. Winds dropped to 65 mph, but was still packing the punch of a tropical storm. The system is centered about 90 miles west of Philadelphia. 
 
 [Update 5:08 a.m. ET] By early Tuesday, nearly 6.5 million customers were without power across 13 states and the District of Columbia, according to the latest CNN estimate. 
 
 [Update 5:04 a.m. ET] More than 50 homes are now burning in a six-alarm fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York, according to a fire department spokesman. Nearly 200 firefighters are on scene fighting the blaze. Fire officials confirm two minor injuries to civilians at the scene. 
 
 [Update 4:38 a.m. ET] Wind and water have caused some damage to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Lake Erie in Cleveland, CNN affiliate WEWS reports. 
 
 [Update 4:33 a.m. ET] Airlines around the world canceled flights to and from the northeast United States as a massive storm slammed into the coast of southern New Jersey late Monday. Read the latest updates here. 
 
 [Update 4:18 a.m. ET] At least two dozen homes are burning in a six-alarm fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York, according to a New York Fire Department spokesman. Nearly 200 firefighters are on the scene fighting the blaze. 
 
 [Update 3:56 a.m. ET] Calling it a “nor’easter on steroids,” Storm chaser Reed Timmer says snow is falling at the rate of 3 to 4 inches per hour near Elkins, West Virginia, where he’s riding out Sandy. “It’s three feet of heavy snow. It’s like concrete.” 
 
 [Update 3:47 a.m. ET] A New York fire department spokesman says at least two dozen homes are burning in a six-alarm fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens. 
 
 [Update 3:45 a.m.] The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is keeping an eye on the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey where an alert has been issued. Water levels there exceeded the plant's criteria for high water, according to the NRC. The plant is in a regularly scheduled outage. 
 
 [Update 2:52 a.m.] A recap of the death toll from Sandy 
 
 Total deaths: 81 
 
 In the U.S. so far: 13 
 
 5 in New York 
 
 1 in Connecticut 
 
 3 in New Jersey 
 
 2 in Philadelphia 
 
 1 West Virginia 
 
 1 HMS Bounty deckhand who was found unresponsive and later declared dead at hospital 
 
 Outside the U.S.: 1 in Canada. And earlier: 67 in the Caribbean, including 51 in Haiti. 
 
 [Update 2:44 a.m. ET] We've covered the Coast Guard's attempt to rescue the crew of HMS Bounty, a ship was built for the 1962 film version of "Mutiny on the Bounty," and which appeared in the 2006 blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." Fourteen were rescued but one crew member died. The captain is still missing. On Monday night, the Coast Guard released these pictures of the sinking ship. 
 
 
 
 [Update 2:41 a.m.] A little programming note: 
 
 We'll be LIVE ALL night on @cnn with @fwhitfield @victorcnn & @cabreracnn bringing you the latest on #SuperstormSandy — Sarah Dillingham (@SarahDCNN) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 2:36 a.m. ET] What's next for Sandy? CNN Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera says the entire northeast corridor of the United States will bear the brunt of Sandy. High winds will blow from northern Georgia into Canada and as far west as Lake Michigan. Heavy rains will soak New England and parts of the Midwest, while snow will blanket the mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee. 
 
 [Update 2:30 a.m.] Con Edison spokeswoman D. Joy Faber calls Superstorm Sandy “the storm of the century for us.” The company will evaluate the power grid before getting customers back online. “We’re making every effort to restore power as soon as possible,” she says. 
 
 [Updated 2:19 a.m.] It will take 14 hours to four days to get out the water that has flooded the subway tunnels in New York, Metro Transit Authority spokesman Kevin Ortiz said. 
 
 Here's a statement from MTA chairman: 
 
 The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on our entire transportation system, in every borough and county of the region. 
 
 [Updated 2:10 a.m. ET] Jane's Carousel is a restored 1922 carousel - the first carousel to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is how it looked Monday night: 
 
 Jane's carousel is basically an island now. Poor horses. instagr.am/p/RYtQghtKAu/ — Ana Andjelic (@andjelicaaa) October 30, 2012 
 
 Ana Andjelic later tweeted: 
 
 we had to evacuate so don't know how the story for the carousel ended. the lights were still on when we were leaving. It broke my heart. — Ana Andjelic (@andjelicaaa) October 30, 2012 
 
 CNN's Tyson Wheatley has curated other powerful images from the storm for a Storify, 'Superstorm Sandy on Instagram' 
 
 [Update 2:02 a.m.] 6,535,896: That's the number of customers without power across 13 states and Washington D.C. 
 
 [Update 1:57 a.m.] The 2 a.m. advisory is out: Superstorm Sandy continues to pack hurricane force winds more than five hours after making landfall along the coast of southern New Jersey, according to the 2 a.m. ET advisory from the National Weather Service. The system is centered about 10 miles southwest of Philadelphia. 
 
 [Update 1:38 a.m.] The U.S. death toll from Sandy now stands at 13 after police in Pennsylvania said an 8-year-old boy died Monday after he was struck by a tree limb in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. 
 
 [Update 1:32 a.m.] New power outage numbers: 5.5 million customers in 13 states and Washington D.C., according to a CNN tally. 
 
 [Update 1:27 a.m.] Now come the blizzards. The National Weather Service says a blizzard spawned by Sandy will bring 2 to 3 feet of snow to the mountains of West Virginia, with 1 to 2 feet expected to fall in Southwestern Virginia. Another 12 to 18 inches of snow will fall in the mountains near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 
 
 [Update 1:22 a.m.] Reporter Jeff Pegues with CNN affiliate WABC says the howling winds and rising waters of Sandy shorted out power lines and sparked a major fire in the Rockaway Park area of Queens Monday evening, according to firefighters. 
 
 [Update 1:15 a.m.] NYU Langone Medical Center says backup power to the facility has failed. The hospital is evacuating all patients now. Earlier, it had said it was evacuating nearly all. 
 
 [Update 1:03 a.m.] The rain will continue and "the winds are still going to be howling” overnight, says CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. “We’re tracking a hurricane and a blizzard all at the same time.” The blizzard in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia will last 36 hours. 
 
 [Update 1:03 a.m.] Trillian Media captured this explosion at a Con Edison power plant Monday evening, that plunged many New Yorkers in the dark. The explosion happens around 18 seconds - and you can see parts of the city slowly go dark. 
 
 [Update 12:51 a.m.] More than 99 blood drives in the Northeast have been canceled due to Sandy. This is likely to create a blood shortage in the Northeast as emergency crews work to help those injured. To help with the anticipated shortage, the Red Cross is encouraging people throughout the country to donate blood. People can also donate $10 to disaster relief efforts by texting REDCROSS to 90999, or they can contribute online at www.redcross.org. “We are expecting to been a very long and difficult situation,” said spokeswoman Kristiana Almeida. 
 
 [Update 12:45 a.m.] York University's Langone Medical Center isn't the only one medical facility impacted by the storm. New York’s Bellevue Hospital Center has had flooding in its basement and is currently using emergency backup power, but no injuries have been reported. Ian Michaels of the Office of Emergency Management says the main priority is to help secure additional power, and obtain additional fuel and pumps for the hospital. 
 
 [Update 12:45 a.m.] This is a sight you rarely see 
 
 Flood waters rush in to the Hoboken PATH station through an elevator shaft. #Sandy twitter.com/PANYNJ/status/… — Port Authority NY&NJ (@PANYNJ) October 30, 2012 
 
 [Update 12:37 a.m.] At least 5.3 million people are without electricity across 10 states and Washington D.C., according to a CNN tally. Standby for updated figures as info continues to roll in from other affected states. 
 
 [Update 12:35 a.m.] There's been a 12th death in the United States: A 62-year-old man was killed in by a falling tree in Oley, Pennsylvania. "The gentleman went outside to let his dog out. And he was on his back porch when a tree fell on the porch," said Pennsylvania State Police spokesman David Beohm. 
 
 [Update 12:12 a.m.] The storm surge along with the high tide that resulted in historic water levels in western Long Island Sound has started to recede, the National Weather Service said on Monday night. Water levels will continue to fall below flood stage through the overnight hours, the weather service said. 
 
 [Updated at 11:55 p.m.] Lisa Greiner, spokeswoman with New York University's Langone Medical Center, offers some more details about why the facility is evacuating about 200 patients: 
 
 "Due to the severity of Hurricane Sandy and the higher than expected storm surge, we are in the process of transferring approximately 200 patients within the medical center to nearby facilities. We are having 
 
 intermittent telephone access issues, and for this reason the receiving hospital will notify the families of their arrival. They're on backup power now and have been for the past 2.5 hours approx there's no flooding in the hospital (may be flooding in basement).” 
 
 [Update 11:50 p.m.] Sen. Bob Menendez, North Bergen, NJ, was on air a few minutes ago and said the building he lives in had its windows blasted out. "I think it's the worst we have seen here in my lifetime,” he said of the damage in his state. 
 
 [Update 11:47 p.m.] Half the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, is flooded, said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. The city of 50,000 has had to evacuate two of its fire stations 
 
 [Update 11:45 p.m.] Sandy has claimed its first casualty in Canada. A woman was killed when she was struck by flying debris in Toronto, the city police said on its Twitter feed Monday night. 
 
 As reported, A female pedestrian has been killed by flying debris near StClair/Keele. #TOSandy ^tb — 
 
 Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) October 30, 2012 
 
 The city is also experiencing wind gusts , wet roads and heavy rain. About 6,000 customers are without power, police said. 
 
 [Updated at 11:42 p.m.] Brooklyn borough President Marty Markowitz tells CNN that New York firefighters were having difficulty getting to a fire at Coney Island Hospital late Monday because of the flooding. 
 
 [Update at 11:37 p.m.] A caravan of ambulances is ferrying patients of New York York University's Langone Medical Center after it lost power, CNN affiliate WABC showed. 
 
 [Updated at 11:35 p.m.] Sandy continues to pack 75 mph winds as it moved over land late Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. advisory. The center of the storm, which is moving northwest at 18 mph, is 10 miles southwest of Philadelphia. 
 
 The Miami-based weather agency warns that hurricane-force gusts, in excess of 74 mph, could be felt overnight from Chincoteague, Virginia, to the Cape Cod community of Chatham, Massachusetts. 
 
 [Updated at 11:31 p.m.] A buoy located at the entrance to New York Harbor rose to a record height of 32.5 feet on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. This breaks the previous record of 26 feet, set during Hurricane Irene in August 2011. 
 
 [Posted at 11:29 p.m.] More than 670,000 New Yorkers are without power, Con Edison official John Miksad said late Monday. ||||| Hurricane Sandy, one of the largest storms ever to hit the East Coast, pummeled Massachusetts on Monday with punishing winds and dangerously high seas, flooding some coastal areas, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of customers. 
 
 Utility companies that service the state at one point reported nearly 380,000 customers without power on Monday. That number had fallen to about 310,000 as of 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday. 
 
 The enormous storm, gaining speed as it roared north across the Atlantic, brought steady rain and sustained winds of 35 miles per hour through much of the day, with gusts nearly twice that strong. 
 
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 Although Sandy’s landfall was in southern New Jersey, it cut a destructive path nearly a thousand miles wide, causing massive disruptions throughout the Northeast. It was classified as a post-tropical cyclone, rather than a hurricane, by the time it hit the New Jersey coast at around 8 p.m., the weather service reported. 
 
 In Massachusetts, heavy winds toppled trees and power lines, closing roads and causing more power outages throughout the day. Heavy surf pounded the coast, forcing evacuations in some low-lying areas in advance of the evening high tide, when storm surges were expected to exceed 6 feet. 
 
 “All of our shoreline could be affected,” said Brian Legendre, fire chief in Westport, a coastal town next to Fall River. 
 
 Utilities warned that because of the storm’s strength and duration, power outages could last a few days. The high winds would make it too dangerous for some repairs to occur, Governor Deval Patrick said in an evening press conference. Utilities would be working through the night to restore power where they can, he said. 
 
 State officials said there were no reports of any serious injuries. 
 
 David Procopio, a State Police spokesman, said that troopers were investigating a car crash that claimed the life of a man on Route 128 in Peabody at about 6:25 p.m., and that speed and weather were potential factors. 
 
 The powerful late-season storm, which killed nearly 70 people in the Caribbean, brought the Bay State to a near-standstill. As most people hunkered at home, major roads were half-empty, public transit shut down, and schools, malls, and businesses were closed. 
 
 Amtrak canceled its service along the Northeast Corridor through Tuesday, and several bus lines canceled service through Tuesday as well. At Logan International Airport, more than 900 flights were canceled on Monday, and several airlines had canceled flights scheduled for Tuesday. 
 
 Logan advised travelers to check with their airlines on the status of their flights before coming to the airport on Tuesday. 
 
 The MBTA stopped running shortly after 2 p.m. amid mounting reports of downed wires and branches and concerns that flooding would make parts of the system impassible. 
 
 “Shutting down public transit is never ideal. But under the circumstances, the safety of our customers and our employees is paramount,” said Richard Davey, the state’s transportation secretary. 
 
 The closing was announced at 10 a.m., prompting a rush for the final trains. By noon, South Station was at rush-hour bustle as riders headed home. 
 
 Davey said he hoped service would resume Tuesday morning but that crews needed time to survey the damage. By mid-afternoon, at least 15 trees or large branches had fallen on rail lines. 
 
 “We hope to run full service for tomorrow morning,’’ he said. “That would be our goal. But it is not guaranteed.’’ 
 
 An MBTA spokesman said late Monday night that service would resume Tuesday morning. Subways will resume regularly scheduled service, said Joe Pesaturo, except that shuttle buses will replace trains on the D Line between Riverside and Reservoir stations. 
 
 Commuter rail service was expected to resume with delays and with the suspension of the Providence/Stoughton Line between Mansfield and Wickford Junction. Pesaturo encouraged commuters to check the authority’s website at MBTA.com for updates. 
 
 Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino said schools and city offices would be open Tuesday. 
 
 Winds were expected to wane overnight, but a coastal flood warning was in effect until 1 p.m. Tuesday. 
 
 As Monday’s high tide approached under a full moon, Legendre warned that the “worst is yet to come.” 
 
 Forecasters warned that the state’s southern coast from Westport to Fairhaven might experience severe flooding, potentially more damaging than Hurricane Bob in 1991. Some 1,300 National Guard soldiers were deployed, mostly to the eastern and southern coasts. 
 
 As Sandy moved toward the coast, the Category 1 hurricane packed winds up to 90 miles per hour, and forecasters said it could stand as the largest hurricane in New England history. Its air pressure — an indicator of the storm’s power — was the lowest ever recorded in the area. 
 
 “The lower the pressure, the more powerful the hurricane,” said Charlie Foley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton. 
 
 Wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour were reported in Brookline, Milton, Lawrence, Barnstable, Falmouth, and Fairhaven on Monday afternoon. Winds around 81 miles per hour were reported in Wellfleet just after 2 p.m., and a buoy off Cuttyhunk recorded a gust of 83 miles per hour. 
 
 By about 11 p.m. on Monday, the effects of Sandy were beginning to taper off in the state, Weather Service meteorologist Stephanie Dunten said. 
 
 The storm was located just south of Lancaster, Pa., as of 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the weather service said. 
 
 In Massachusetts, the highest winds were mainly seen across Cape Cod, Dunten said, and wind gusts at Fort Independence, Hyannis Park, and East Falmouth were also in the 70 mile-an-hour range. 
 
 Light showers are expected Tuesday with winds gusting up to 20 miles per hour, and a coastal flood warning was still in effect late Monday until conditions could be evaluated after high tide, Dunten said. 
 
 The state of emergency declared by Patrick also remained in effect late Monday and will be lifted in the coming days, officials said. 
 
 According to the Weather Service, Barnstable, Braintree, and Fairhaven saw heavy coastal flooding on Monday. While the worst of it has passed, minor to moderate coastal flooding is excepted Tuesday morning in areas including Scituate, Revere, and Newburyport, the Weather Service said. 
 
 In Waltham, about 25 families were forced to leave their homes when part of the roof was blown from two condominium buildings. One of the roofs was waving back and forth in the wind Monday night, and, at times, hanging about 10 feet over the edge of the building. Scraps of metal and wood littered the ground. 
 
 Despite the high winds, officials said the storm had not caused overwhelming damage. 
 
 In New Bedford, dozens of people took refuge at emergency shelters. Andrew DiIanni, 38, and Steve Correia, 28, said they have been living under a bridge near the downtown area. They initially tried to ride out the storm with a barrier of tarps. But by noon, the wind became too strong, and they called police for help. 
 
 “They were whipped in half, the wind was so strong,” DiIanni said of the tarps. 
 
 Just over a hundred people sought shelter in the state. 
 
 In Cambridge, a tree fell on the home of Chip and Susan Strang at 60 Fresh Pond Parkway, shattering windows, crushing a fence, and protruding into the house from the roof and front wall. 
 
 It’s amazing how it shot in,” Chip Strang said. “I don’t know how it did that.” 
 
 Outside 20 Howard St., a tree knocked down power lines and crushed the roof of a parked Nissan. 
 
 As the initial bands of rain and wind generated by the hurricane arrived on Cape Cod, life proceeded, albeit at a curtailed pace. And curiosity was at a premium, with storm watchers gathering along the shore. 
 
 At Bagels and Beyond in West Yarmouth, customers trickled in, a mix of emergency workers and people liberated from work for the day because of Sandy. Owner Julie Moran was there in the morning — but hoping to close a bit earlier than the normal closing hour of 2 p.m. 
 
 Siblings Kris and Katelyn Reddy and friend Lori Bois swung by the bagel shop Monday morning. 
 
 “None of us had work today,” said Bois, who cleans houses. “Basically, we’re probably going to go home now and not leave.” 
 
 Sandy didn’t scare Jen and Jon Coil, a married couple staying at the hotel, who traveled from Philadelphia to Salem on Sunday. 
 
 “What difference does it make if the hurricane hits us in Philadelphia or Salem?” asked Jen, 30, a paralegal, making her first visit to Salem. “I do wish more things were open today. We were looking forward to visiting some museums.” 
 
 In Scituate, as midnight — and high tide — approached, the angry sea still churned, though not as ferociously as earlier in the day. The wind was still announcing itself, just not as loudly. And the clouds had begun to part, revealing a full moon. ||||| NEW YORK/MAPLEWOOD, N.J. A massive, wind-whipped blizzard slammed into the U.S. Northeast on Monday, creating havoc for more than 60 million people and forcing New York City to shut down on a scale not seen since Superstorm Sandy devastated the region in 2012. 
 
 The potentially historic storm which could affect 20 percent of the U.S. population, caused several states up and down the east coast to declare emergencies, forced the cancellation of thousands of flights, closed major mass transit hubs and schools. 
 
 Officials warned that the storm could dump as much as 3 feet (90 cm) of snow on the region. 
 
 New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts declared states of emergencies as people were urged to stay home with transit systems, including the New York City subway, suspending services and roadways closed amid white-out conditions. 
 
 The potentially historic storm poses the latest challenge to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been under fire in recent weeks from police who criticized his support of public protests about white police violence against black men. In the last major storm de Blasio was vilified for keeping schools open. 
 
 The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning from New Jersey to Maine, with conditions worsening overnight and wind gusting to over 50 mph (80 kph) in the New York City area. Coastal flood warnings were issued, with tides in the New York metro area expected to be as much 3 feet higher than normal early Tuesday morning. 
 
 Retailers ran short of everything from shovels and snowblowers to basic groceries. At a Shaw's Supermarket in Somerville, Massachusetts, canned food shelves were thinned and checkout lines long. In Brooklyn, grocery store shelves were stripped of bread and bottled water. 
 
 "I've been to three or four stores and I can't get any milk or eggs," said Marcy Rivers, waiting in the snow for a bus in Bridgeport, Connecticut. "I don't know what we are going to do now." 
 
 SUBWAY SHUTDOWN 
 
 The brutal weather paralyzed the New York City metropolitan area, with an 11 p.m. deadline set for suspending all subway, bus and commuter rail service on Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road. 
 
 While New York's subway system has shut down ahead of major tropical storms, such as 2012's devastating Superstorm Sandy, transit officials said this was the first time they had canceled service solely due to snow. 
 
 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a travel ban for all but emergency vehicles on every road in 13 counties in southern New York state, including New York City, suburban Westchester and Long Island, with the threat of a $300 fine for violators. 
 
 His peers in Connecticut and Massachusetts imposed similar bans on driving. 
 
 "If you are in your car and you are on any road, town, village, city, it doesn't matter, after 11 o'clock, you will technically be committing a crime," Cuomo said. "It could be a matter of life and death so caution is required." 
 
 Vacationers and business travelers faced headaches as airlines canceled about 2,700 U.S. flights, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. New York authorities also said "virtually all" flights at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday will be canceled and cancellations at John F. Kennedy International Airport will be "significant." 
 
 SCHOOLS CLOSED 
 
 The blizzard knocked out entertainment events including Monday night Broadway performances and home games for the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets and shut New York City's zoos, where snow leopards, puffins and polar bears frolicked in privacy. 
 
 The United Nations headquarters gave itself a day off on Tuesday. East Coast schools, including New York City with the nation's largest public school system serving 1 million students, and universities, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, canceled classes for Tuesday. 
 
 "Hallelujah!" said Olivia Fitzsimmons, 8, looking forward to a snow day off from elementary school in Maplewood, New Jersey. 
 
 "After the blizzard, I’m going to make a girlfriend for him," she said standing next to a carrot-nosed snowman in her yard. 
 
 Even Wall Street traders rushed home, although exchanges remained open. 
 
 As much as 24 inches (60 cm) of snow from the "crippling and potentially historic blizzard" was expected to blanket many areas along the East Coast, the weather service said. High winds raised the potential for power outages caused by tree limbs falling on overhead utility lines. 
 
 STATES OF EMERGENCY 
 
 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency and told all but the most essential government workers to stay home on Tuesday. New Jersey Transit commuter trains will stop running for at least one day, beginning at 10 p.m. on Monday, he said. 
 
 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy told residents to expect driving bans later on Monday and all of Tuesday. The Boston area transit system will be shut on Tuesday. 
 
 "We are anticipating an historic, top-five storm, based on the snowfall," Baker said. 
 
 The biggest snowfall on record in New York City came during the storm of Feb. 11-12, 2006, dropping 26.9 inches (68 cm), according to the city's Office of Emergency Management. 
 
 (Reporting by Luc Cohen, Sebastien Malo, Ellen Wulfhorst, Howard Goller and Jonathan Allen in New York, Dan Kelley in Philadelphia, Scott Malone in Boston, Richard Weizel in Milford, Connecticut, Roberta Rampton in New Delhi; Writing by Jonathan Allen and Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Jeremy Laurence, Jeffrey Benkoe and Bernard Orr) ||||| A fast-strengthening Hurricane Sandy veered left on a path to the East Coast Monday. All airlines serving Dulles International Airport and Reagan National Airport cancelled service, and major school systems - including D.C. public schools and Montgomery County, Md. schools - cancelled Tuesday classes. 
 
 The nation’s capital shut down rail service for the first time since 2003, and shortly after noon President Barack Obama weighed in. 
 
 "This is gonna be a big storm, this is gonna be a difficult storm," Obama said in a press conference in the White House briefing room. He also praised state and municipal crews for coordinating to meet needs as they arise. 
 
 "Please listen to what your state and local officials are saying," Obama said, striking a cautionary tone. He encouraged people under evacuation orders to take the orders seriously. 
 
 Web Weather Forecast 10/29/12 Mid-Day 
 
 Get the latest forecast from Storm Team 4 Meteorologist Veronica Johnson. (Published Monday, Oct. 29, 2012) 
 
 "Don't pause, don't question," Obama said. "This is a serious storm and could potentially have fatal consequences if people aren't acting quickly." 
 
 In a similar statement, Maryland’s governor warned his state was in the “crosshairs” of what would likely prove to be a deadly storm. 
 
 "There will be people who die and are killed in this storm," Gov. Martin O'Malley said during a morning press conference. 
 
 O'Malley said flooding from the Chesapeake Bay could be worse than expected because of winds pushing water up into the bay and urged Marylanders to stay off the roads for the next 36 hours. 
 
 As of 2 p.m. Monday, Hurricane Sandy was about 200 miles northeast of D.C., with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 175 miles. 
 
 The center of the storm is expected to hit southern New Jersey around 5 p.m. Monday, with winds of greater than 90 mph. 
 
 Flood Preparations in Alexandria 
 
 Residents in flood-prone Alexandria are sandbagging ahead of Hurricane Sandy. News4's Julie Carey reports. (Published Monday, Oct. 29, 2012) 
 
 Sandy inflicted considerable damage overnight to Ocean’s City’s iconic ocean pier. In mountainous western Maryland, a blizzard warning was issued for sections of Garrett County for Monday night into Tuesday morning. 
 
 Up and down the Eastern seaboard, wind is picking up, icy rain is falling, and rescue workers are responding to accidents on local roadways. 
 
 “Let me be clear: This storm is unique, large, dangerous and unlike anything our region has experienced in a very long time,” D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said. “We are likely to suffer significant power outages due to fallen trees and other debris, and we may experience significant street flooding. Let me also be clear about this: The District government is ready to meet this challenge.” 
 
 WIDESPREAD CLOSURES 
 
 Officials Shut Down Rehoboth Beach Ahead of Sandy 
 
 News4's Wendy Rieger reports from Rehoboth Beach, Del., where officials shut the town down at 8 p.m. Sunday. (Published Monday, Oct. 29, 2012) 
 
 The federal government has closed nonessential offices to the public in the D.C. region Monday due to Hurricane Sandy. The District is among the local governments closing offices at least for Monday. 
 
 Even the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ exchange in New York City said they would close; it was the first weather-related closure of the NYSE in 27 years. 
 
 Metro canceled service for its rail system, buses and Metro Access until further notice. 
 
 Amtrak has now canceled service on its Northeast Corridor through Tuesday. The Maryland Transit Authority followed suit in announcing that no MARC trains nor commuter buses would run Monday, as did VRE. Fairfax Connector service also will be suspended Monday. 
 
 More than 7,000 flights in and out of the East have been canceled. 
 
 A $15 storm surcharge is in effect for all D.C. taxi rides. 
 
 Well before the storm, President Barack Obama declared an emergency in D.C. and ordered federal aid to help the city's response. Obama also canceled a campaign appearance in Orlando and returned to D.C. 
 
 The emergency declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to allocate resources to alleviate the impacts of Hurricane Sandy at 75 percent emergency funding. 
 
 Even Capital Bikeshare closed temporarily at 1 a.m. Monday. Bikes can be returned, but new rentals won't be allowed until weather conditions allow. 
 
 Among the airlines, Delta, US Airways, United, Virgin and American Airlines announced that they would waive or relax change fees for customers re-booking flights ahead of the storm. United announced Sunday that it had begun canceling some flights to and from all three major regional airports, as well as Richmond, Roanoke and Norfolk. 
 
 Medstar Washington Hospital is open and operational, but ambulatory clinichs and procedure areas will remain closed until noon Tuesday, Oct. 30. 
 
 More cancellations were expected Monday and Tuesday. Passengers are advised to check with their specific airlines to confirm their flight status. 
 
 In Ocean City, police department spokesman Mike Levy said damage to the downton pier happened overnight Sunday, as the storm began to pound the resort town with massive wind and rain. 
 
 The pier is at the southern end of the boardwalk, in an area south of 17th Street that's been under a mandatory evacuation order since Sunday afternoon because of flooding. 
 
 FLOODING, HIGH WINDS EXPECTED: SIGNIFICANT STORM 
 
 Throughout the day Monday, our winds will be steadily increasing to the 30 mph range with gusts of 40-55 mph. As evening begins, the winds will quickly ramp up, blowing steadily out of the northwest at 30-50 mph, with gusts of 50-70 mph. 
 
 Already Monday morning, the Delaware Bay buoy clocked wind gusts of 50 mph. 
 
 The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for our area in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday. A flood watch is also in effect until then for most of our area. 
 
 With 5-10 inches of rain expected in much of the D.C. area (3-5 inches further west) and high tides 1-3 feet above normal Monday, flooding is likely in our area, Storm Team 4 meteorologist Doug Kammerer said. 
 
 The full moon is expected to create tidal anomalies of 1-2' along the Tidal Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. 
 
 The strong north and northwesterly winds Monday will cause a "blow-out" tide along the western shore of the Chesapeake and the Tidal Potomac River, said Storm Team 4 meteorologist Kim Martucci. When our winds swing around to the southwest on Tuesday, the water will be pushed back into the Bay and the Tidal Potomac along the south-facing shores. You should expect the highest tides for most of our area with the Tuesday high tide cycle. 
 
 As Sandy's soaking rains move west, local rivers will be quickly rising. Goose Creek, near Leesburg in Loudoun County, will see major flooding similar to a previous flood on May 12, 2008. 
 
 The Monocacy River near Frederick will also rise above flood stage by early Monday evening, and will crest near 32 feet by early Tuesday afternoon. At 30 feet, water reaches the second floor of Gambrill Mill on the Monocacy National Battlefield. It would be the second highest crest on record and compares to the crest with Hurricane Eloise in 1975. 
 
 Likewise, flood warnings are in effect for the Shenandoah River at Millville, the Rappahannock River at Remington, Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, and the Potomac River at Paw Paw. At Paw Paw, the flood stage is 25 feet and the forecast is a crest of 30.8 feet between Tuesday afternoon and late Wednesday night. This would be the worst crest since 1996. 
 
 This storm is undergoing incredible dynamics in the atmosphere. Hurricane Sandy will interact with a very strong, wintertime jetstream. As a hurricane, Sandy thrives off the energy generated by warm ocean water. When she interacts with the cold Jetstream winds, she’ll become “sub-tropical” and her energy will be generated by the huge temperature differences in the atmosphere. No matter what she is called, this storm will affect folks from Maine down to North Carolina. Wide-spread power outages will keep Sandy in the headlines for days to come. 
 
 The combination of storms will even bring a chance of snow to our area -- just flakes near D.C., but snow was reported in West Virginia as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. 
 
 Winter storm watches are in effect for Maryland and West Virginia. 
 
 A coastal flood warning for the Potomac River, the Chesapeake Bay and especially the Atlantic Ocean is in effect from midnight Monday to 8 a.m. Wednesday. 
 
 And the storm will take its time leaving. The weather may not start clearing in the mid-Atlantic until the day after Halloween and Nov. 2 in the upper Northeast, Cisco said. 
 
 "It's almost a week-long, five-day, six-day event," said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecaster Jim Cisco from a NOAA forecast center in College Park, Md. "It's going to be a widespread, serious storm." 
 
 Some have compared the tempest to the so-called Perfect Storm that struck off the coast of New England in 1991, but that one hit a less populated area. Nor is this one like last year's pre-Halloween storm, which was merely an early snowfall. 
 
 POWER OUTAGES SPREAD 
 
 The expected period of extended winds will raise the threat of extended power outages through next week. 
 
 With a rare mix of three big merging weather systems over a densely populated region, experts say there could be at least $1 billion in damage. 
 
 As of 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dominion Virginia had more than 9,700 customers without power, including nearly 4,500 in Northern Vrigina. 
 
 Pepco was reporting a total of 1,677 outages, with the bulk of those -- 1,357-- in Prince George's County, and 287 in the District. 
 
 BGE repored more than 14,900 outages, with 3,000 of those in Anne Arundel and 1,600 in Howard County. 
 
 SMECO reported 1,914 outages across four counties. 
 
 In his White House statement, Obama warned that crews would have their hands tied until the storm dies down -- meaning that it may take several days for power to come back on. 
 
 PREPARATIONS FOR SANDY 
 
 Supplies flew off the shelves of local supermarkets ahead of the storm. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell urged Virginians to "please prepare" for what he predicted would be a "unique, long-lasting storm." 
 
 People along the Delmarva Peninsula, including in Ocean City, packed up in advance of a deadline to evacuate by 8 p.m. Sunday. 
 
 In advance of the storm, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia declared states of emergency. The executive orders clear the path for faster response. 
 
 At the moment, no mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Virginia or Maryland, though McDonnell noted Saturday that his executive order gave local authorities in Virginia the power to order local evacuations if they saw fit. In Maryland, officials in St. Mary's and Charles Counties declared a local state of emergency Saturday. 
 
 Speaking on a conference call Saturday afternoon, Virginia Gov. McDonnell said that the entire Virginia State Police force had been placed on standby. 
 
 Utilities were preparing as well: Pepco requested to bring in an additional 2,500 linemen, 400 tree trimmers and 200 damage assessors from other utilities. Similarly, Dominion Power in Virginia said that it had requested an extra 2,000 workers from outside the state to assist with potential power outages. 
 
 Pepco called some customers late Friday with a recorded message, saying they were closely watching the storm. “We are preparing and we encourage our customers to prepare as well,” the message said. 
 
 Meanwhile, Maryland utility regulators announced Friday that they'd end a controversial policy that allowed power companies to charge customers for lost sales during the first 24 hours of a major power outage. 
 
 Emergency services from throughout the region said they were gearing up, trying to clear storm drains and calling in personnel to be on standby. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission began moving in generators and topping off their chemical storage tanks. 
 
 Metro began to place sandbags around Metrorail locations prone to flooding. Metro also said that its workers were checking drainage pumping stations and clearing drainage areas of leaves, while additional support personnel were scheduled to be on duty throughout the storm. 
 
 Meanwhile, some federal agencies activated their emergency systems as well, including the Customs and Border Patrol, which activated field coordinators to communicate if needed. 
 
 Interior story image credits: Josh Birch (@jbirch12), Ocean City pier. Kurt Bradshaw (@kurtb) Inner loop accident near Connecticut Avenue. 
 
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 Copyright Associated Press / NBC4 Washington ||||| The sweep of devastation from Superstorm Sandy became heartbreakingly clear Tuesday: At least 46 people are dead, and authorities face the unimaginable task of restoring power and transit for millions of others. 
 
 "We have not seen damage like this in a generation," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, assessing the scope of a hurricane that swept homes into the ocean, flooded large swaths of coastal areas, left millions of people without power and crippled transportation, told NBC News. 
 
 The storm, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, was proof that "nature is an awful lot more powerful than we are." 
 
 Sandy by the numbers 
 
 President Barack Obama declared major disasters in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut, promising that the federal government would do all it could to help local authorities cope with damage. The president was scheduled to visit damaged areas in New Jersey on Wednesday, the White House said. 
 
 BreakingNews.com's coverage of Sandy 
 
 Details of the devastation became clearer late Tuesday after authorities made their way through severely damaged areas across 20 states stretching from New England to Tennessee: 
 
 Forty-six people had been killed in the U.S., 23 of them in New York — including 18 in New York City, NBC News reported. Six people had been killed in New Jersey, as well as five in Pennsylvania; four in Connecticut; two apiece in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia; and one each in North Carolina and Puerto Rico. Before it made its way north, Sandy was blamed for 68 other deaths in the Caribbean. 
 
 More than 6.6 million homes and businesses were without electricity, about two-thirds of them in New York and New Jersey. That number represents individual structures, including large businesses, meaning the number of people without light, heat or refrigeration is likely much higher. 
 
 The New York region's airports were closed Tuesday. JFK International and Newark Liberty will open early Wednesday and offer limited service; LaGuardia will remain closed "due to extensive damage," Cuomo said. More than 18,000 flights had been canceled, while Amtrak canceled all of its Northeast Corridor rail service Tuesday, in addition to some other lines. 
 
 Subway service was unlikely to resume for four to five days, Bloomberg said, but free bus service had resumed on a Saturday schedule, and about 4,000 cabs were running on city streets. PATH train service between Manhattan and New Jersey is likely to be suspended for seven to 10 days, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. 
 
 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the South Ferry subway station was "flooded up to the ceiling," while each tube of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel — better known as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel — was filled with 43 million gallons of water. 
 
 At least four towns in north New Jersey were submerged by up to 6 feet of water after a levee broke. 
 
 A half-dozen nuclear power plants 
 
 Major U.S. stock exchanges were closed Tuesday for a second day, but they planned to reopen Wednesday. 
 
 Sandy leaves NYC subway system, infrastructure licking its wounds 
 
 Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, N.J., said half the city remained flooded Tuesday night. 
 
 "We have, probably, about 20,000 people that still remain in their homes, and we're trying to put together an evacuation plan, get the equipment here," Zimmer told MSNBC TV. 
 
 Zimmer said the city's elecric utility vehicles were too big to make it down many of the flooded streets. After "begging and pleading" for equipment, she said, the National Guard told her Tuesday night some could arrive Wednesday morning. 
 
 In Breezy Point, a seaside community in Queens, N.Y., a massive fire of undetermined origin destroyed at least 110 homes and damaged 20 others . Firefighters had difficulty reaching the blaze because of the severe weather. 
 
 "To describe it as looking like pictures we've seen of the end of World War II is not overstating it," Bloomberg said. "The area was completely leveled. Chimneys and foundations were all that was left of many of these homes." 
 
 It remained impossible to put a dollar value on Sandy's destruction. Insured losses alone will run from $7 billion to $15 billion, according to an estimate published late Tuesday by AIR Worldwide, a catastrophe modeling firm. 
 
 "I think the losses will be almost incalculable," Christie said on NBC's TODAY show. 
 
 More targets in Sandy's sights 
 
 Even as attention was riveted on New York and New Jersey, Sandy had already moved on, remaining a dangerous storm as it dispersed north and south. 
 
 Get live coverage on the storm from Weather.com 
 
 About 90,000 customers were without power Tuesday in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, the Energy Ministry said. At least one death was reported in Toronto after a woman in her 50s was hit in the head by a sign Monday night, NBC News Channel reported. 
 
 Sandy hit the mountains of West Virginia and North Carolina with full-blown blizzards, part of a storm-generated snow system stretching as far west as Kentucky and Ohio, where several inches of snow fell in Champaign County. 
 
 Officials said the 14 to 16 inches that blanketed Newfound Gap, on the Tennessee-North Carolina line, was believed to be biggest October snowfall on record. Parts of eastern Virginia were under a blizzard warning through Wednesday morning, with snowfall at 1 to 2 inches an hour expected. 
 
 'The worst that we have ever experienced' 
 
 Tuesday's disaster declarations for New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut mean federal funds will be available to people affected by the storm. 
 
 Residents make their way through floodwaters in Little Ferry, N.J., on Tuesday. 
 
 "This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst that we have ever experienced," Bloomberg said, adding that schools would remained closed Wednesday. 
 
 The historic storm, which made landfall at 6:45 p.m. ET Monday, hurled a wall of water up to 13 feet high at the Northeast coast. It surged into Lower Manhattan and areas of Brooklyn, submerging entire streets and parks. A record tide of 13.88 feet was set at The Battery in Lower Manhattan on Monday night, breaking the previous record of 11.2 feet in 1821. 
 
 The powerful storm flooded sections of Atlantic City and other areas of the New Jersey shore. Part of the Atlantic City boardwalk was washed away. ||||| (CNN) At least six people have been killed in a ferocious storm that hammered the Northeast with powerful winds, relentless rain and historic flooding. 
 
 The nor'easter moved out to sea Saturday, but not before it knocked out power to more than 900,000 customers from the mid-Atlantic to New England. 
 
 "People in these homes need to plan for a prolonged outage," Kurt Schwartz, director of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, said Friday night. "This is a multi-day restoration event." 
 
 By late Saturday the number of customers without electricity had been reduced to around 607,000, with more than 250,000 of those in Massachusetts. 
 
 The flooding is "the worst that we've seen in years," said Capt. John Dougan of the Quincy, Massachusetts Police Department, which had carried out more than 250 rescues between 8 a.m. Friday and midmorning Saturday. "We're seeing homes underwater, their basements were flooded out, the electricity was off." 
 
 Powerful Nor'easter will pull away from the Atlantic coast tonight and Sunday. Gusty winds and coastal flooding will diminish from the Mid Atlantic to southern New England. — NWS (@NWS) March 4, 2018 
 
 The National Weather Service said "gusty winds and coastal flooding" would diminish as the storm pulled away from the Atlantic coast but emergency officials urged residents on higher ground to stay indoors, even after the storm pushed out. 
 
 About 92% of customers in Scituate, Massachusetts -- home to an estimated 18,000 residents, according to the US Census Bureau -- were without electricity Saturday afternoon, according to James Boudreau, the town's administrator. He said then that it would be 72 hours before power was fully restored. 
 
 Nearly 15 million people were still under a coastal flooding warning Saturday afternoon. 
 
 The storm morphed Friday into a "bomb cyclone" after undergoing a rapid pressure drop known as bombogenesis. It slammed much of the Northeast with heavy snow and rain, prompting significant coastal flooding and hurricane-force gusts in New England. 
 
 A National Guard vehicle takes emergency workers to rescue flood-trapped residents Friday in Quincy, Massachusetts. 
 
 Winds along parts of the Massachusetts coast that whipped in excess of 90 miles per hour are due to ease Saturday, CNN forecasters said. 
 
 The storm also dumped heavy snow from Ohio to New England and into upstate New York, where more than 3 feet was recorded. 
 
 Latest developments 
 
 • Power outages: More than 607,000 customers from Virginia to Massachusetts were still without power late Saturday 
 
 • Coastal flooding: Shoreline communities saw another round of "moderate to major" flooding Saturday afternoon during high tide, with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency forecasting storm surge from 2.5 to 4 feet along the coast. 
 
 • Aftermath response: The governors of Maryland, Virginia and Massachusetts issued emergency declarations, allowing state and local agencies to help those affected. 
 
 • Flight cancellations: About 250 flights in the storm zone were canceled Saturday, according to the flight-tracking website About 250 flights in the storm zone were canceled Saturday, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com . That compares with more than 3,000 US flights scratched Friday, most at the busiest Northeast airports in Boston, Philadelphia and New York 
 
 • Train services: Amtrak said nearly all its services between Boston and Washington D.C. were expected to resume Sunday after storm-related cancellations Friday. 
 
 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Waves crash against homes in Scituate, Massachusetts, on Friday, March 2. A powerful nor'easter morphed into a "bomb cyclone," bringing rain, snow and heavy winds to parts of the East Coast. Hide Caption 1 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast The storm brings high waves and flooding to Scituate, a coastal Massachusetts town between Boston and Plymouth. Hide Caption 2 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Rescuers help a mother and child leave their Quincy, Massachusetts, home by boat on March 2. Hide Caption 3 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast A pedestrian braves the harsh weather conditions near the coast in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on March 2. Hide Caption 4 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Daniel Cunningham, 22, dodges waves in a kayak in Quincy on March 2. Hide Caption 5 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast A National Guard vehicle carries emergency workers to residents trapped by floodwaters in Quincy on March 2. Hide Caption 6 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Schoolchildren face off against the wind and rain as they walk home in Brooklyn, New York, on March 2. Hide Caption 7 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast A family heads down a snowy street in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, on March 2. Hide Caption 8 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Rescue crews secure residents in the bucket of a front end loader in the Boston suburb of Quincy on March 2. Hide Caption 9 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, on March 2. Hide Caption 10 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast James Ockimey clears a downed tree in Marple Township on March 2. Hide Caption 11 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast A large tree pierces a house in the Washington suburb of Kensington, Maryland, on March 2. Hide Caption 12 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Water crashes into homes in Scituate on March 2. Hide Caption 13 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Telephone poles were downed in Watertown, Massachusetts, on March 2. Hide Caption 14 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast This downed tree in Brockton, Massachusetts, was tweeted by Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter on March 2. Hide Caption 15 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast High winds down barricades outside the White House on March 2. Hide Caption 16 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast Winds bring down a tree in Washington on March 2. Hide Caption 17 of 18 Photos: 'Bomb cyclone' hammers East Coast An uprooted tree blocks a residential street after taking down a power line in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on March 2. Hide Caption 18 of 18 
 
 Five killed by falling trees 
 
 At least six people died in the storm, all killed by falling trees, authorities said. They include: a 77-year-old woman in Kingsville, Maryland; an 11-year-old boy in Putnam County, New York; a 44-year-old man in James City County, Virginia; a 6-year-old in Chesterfield County, Virginia; a Newport, Rhode Island, man in his 70s; and a New Jersey man who died while driving in Stamford, Connecticut. 
 
 The 11-year-old was in his home when a large tree came crashing down, trapping him. A responding deputy tried to free the boy, whose mother was taken to hospital. 
 
 Another young boy, just 6 years old, suffered a similar fate when a tree fell through his Virginia mobile home as he was sleeping on a top bunk bed. The boy was rushed to hospital, but his mother told the station his organs were failing. 
 
 "Doctors say we have to let him go," she told CNN affiliate WRIC 
 
 Tree down on car in Brockton. Woman's 16yo son was inside. She says he's ok. More on @7News #7News pic.twitter.com/EnMyX5tNkQ — Michael Yoshida (@Michael7News) March 2, 2018 
 
 In a separate incident, Cynthia Creighton's son was in her car when a neighbor's tree fell on top of the vehicle in Watertown, Massachusetts. 
 
 "The house shook, and we heard a noise. We didn't know what it was," Creighton told CNN affiliate WHDH . "We ran out, my son was still in the car with the tree on top of it." 
 
 Creighton's son, who was in the back seat, was not injured, she said. 
 
 Boston under water 
 
 High tides on Friday powered coastal flooding in Boston and other parts of Massachusetts, leaving streets awash for the second time since a massive nor'easter in early January. 
 
 Kayakers paddled down Boston streets and National Guard members rescued 50 people from their homes in nearby Quincy, sometimes carrying them to safety in the scoopers of front-end loaders, CNN affiliate WBZ reported 
 
 We're headed into Houghs Neck to rescue a family from a home. Remember, we're in a vehicle, not a boat! pic.twitter.com/Y1dxWwztfc — Quincy Police (@quincymapolice) March 3, 2018 
 
 Boston Harbor has only seen tides above 15 feet twice -- in 1978 and in January, during the last bomb cyclone. A high tide late Friday morning came up a little short, reaching 14.67 feet, but still sent water sloshing through the streets of East Boston. 
 
 More record-setting high tides might strike Boston Harbor on Saturday during the midday high tide. 
 
 With the moon full, the tide is at its highest point of the month, and the storm surge could drive as much as 4 feet of water into coastal neighborhoods, CNN meteorologists said. Massachusetts emergency officials said tides "will be astronomically high" in the next few days 
 
 "I encourage all residents to be mindful of the storm and encourage employers to take the weather into consideration, which will mostly impact the coastal areas of our city," Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said. 
 
 In Boston, many streets were closed and city officials advised people not to drive or walk in high water. 
 
 The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said in a statement residents in the eastern part of the state should expect some rain and snow Saturday night, and minor flooding is forecast for some rivers and streams in southeastern Massachusetts. 
 
 Historic flooding prompts rescues 
 
 Quincy residents who were rescued from inundated homes told CNN they'd never seen anything like this weekend's flooding. 
 
 "It was pretty scary," said Alyssa Fitzgerald. "Once you saw the National Guard, that's when I was like, 'OK, we should have evacuated.'" 
 
 Fitzgerald and her husband hunkered down overnight after their home lost power with their 3-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter, she said. 
 
 The Fitzgerald family being rescued with their 1-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son in Quincy, Massachusetts, on March 3, 2018. 
 
 "Not like anything we've had before," Fitzgerald said. "Much worse than the snowstorm we had." 
 
 Only a few storms even can compare with this level of flooding, including a 1978 blizzard, a storm in 1991 and January's bomb cyclone, Dougan, the Quincy police captain, said Saturday. 
 
 "We've been doing evacuations all through the night and today," he said.
– Superstorm Sandy is battering coastal communities tonight with storm surges, downpours, and high winds, causing power outages and evacuation orders from Vermont to Virginia. No longer officially a hurricane, Sandy is starting to merge with two cold fronts, becoming bigger and messier but slightly weaker, sustaining winds of 85mph, according to CNN. As of this evening, about 2 million were without power along the eastern seaboard, according to the AP and other sources. Some specifics: Facing a direct hit, New Jersey is suffering flooding, high winds, and 434,000 power outages. Part of the Garden State Highway has been closed due to rising waters, and Atlantic City is so flooded that cars are underwater, CNN reports. Part of the city's famed boardwalk has been washed away. Hoboken, meanwhile, is banning all driving after 4pm. New York City is expecting storm surges as high as 11 feet. Thousands of flights have been canceled, and the subway has been shut down. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has requested 1,000 National Guard troops be deployed. About 452,000 are without power, and emergency crews have responded to a construction crane hanging dangerously from a luxury high-rise. The story is similar in Pennsylvania, specifically Philadelphia, which has also shut down its mass transit system, and seen hundreds of flights canceled. Officials say wind could reach 75mph and rainfall 10 inches. National Guardsmen have been told to be ready for deployment. Power outages: 74,000. Flooding is expected to knock out power stations in Connecticut, killing power for 117,400. Several coastal communities in Massachusetts are being urged to voluntarily evacuate, the Boston Globe reports, and in Boston all subway and bus service was shut down at 2pm. Nearly 1,000 crews are out helping more than 300,000 who have lost power. Flooding is expected along the coast with this evening's high tide. Washington, DC closed its rail service for the first time since 2003, and the federal government has closed up shop save for emergency employees, the Washington Post reports. Nearly 5,500 are without power. In Virginia about 9,500 people are without power, and the same could happen to about 1 million more. Chincoteague Island is entirely underwater with 3,500 residents who decided to tough it out. Maryland has seen damage to an iconic ocean pier in Ocean City, and a blizzard warning has been issued for the mountainous western part of the state. About 145,000 are without power, the Baltimore Sun reports. West Virginia has blizzard fears as well, with as many as 14 counties told to prepare for high winds, heavy snows, and flooded towns. Vermont has declared a state of emergency to give it access to National Guard troops. According to the AP, the state still hasn't fully recovered from the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene. About 14,470 have lost power. Rhode Island officials say wind could drive water up Narragansett Bay and flood low-lying areas. About 110,000 are without power. Keep checking back for more.