Hurricane Sandy: The Day After 10/30/2012
Get the latest updates on the destruction left behind by the storm
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The Associated Press is reporting 16 deaths from the storm, including seven in New York, which President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster area, along with Long Island.
The more southern and eastern areas of New York City were among the hardest hit. Storm surge and near-record rainfall caused widespread flooding, while high winds knocked out power for more than a million of the city’s residents at various times throughout the night, according to power utility Con Edison.
“This is the largest storm-related outage in our history," said Con Edison Senior Vice President for Electric Operations John Miksad. The previous record was the more than 200,000 outages caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. As of 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, about 634,000 New York City residents were without power. -
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by Aubrey Whelan via twitter 10/30/2012 12:37:42 PM -
by Aubrey Whelan via twitter 10/30/2012 12:38:21 PM -
Please stay inside and stay safe. Tree limbs and downed wires are very dangerous. #Sandyby NYC Mayor's Office via twitter 10/30/2012 12:40:45 PM -
#Sandy latest: Levee breaks in New Jersey town, as many as 1,000 people could need to be evacuated: on.wsj.comby fieldproducer via twitter 10/30/2012 12:42:25 PM -
No flights this morning at #DCA and #IAD. Confirm or rebook directly with your airline. Onsite airport staffing very limited. Will update.by dcairports via twitter 10/30/2012 12:44:37 PM -
by Hurricane Central via twitter 10/30/2012 12:45:20 PM -
by CBC Weather Centre via twitter 10/30/2012 12:47:23 PM -
BREAKING -- Connecticut Gov. Malloy says 2 killed, including firefighter, and 2 others missing due to Sandyby Michael van Poppel via twitter 10/30/2012 12:48:17 PM -
There are around 375,000 people in the DMV without power right now.by DMVFollowers via twitter 10/30/2012 12:48:49 PM -
President declares major disaster in New York, New Jersey. #sandyby WeatherBug via twitter 10/30/2012 12:50:09 PM -
by Joseph Weisenthal via twitter 10/30/2012 12:50:41 PM -
Pres Obama up late monitoring the wrath of Sandy's wind, rain & storm surges. NJ Gov Chris Christie says he spoke to the pres at midnight.by Mark Knoller via twitter 10/30/2012 12:52:49 PM -
by Michael Rusch via twitter 10/30/2012 12:54:38 PM -
RT @NPRrussell: Power outage comparison: #Sandy: 7 million+; Irene: 6 million; Derecho: 4.2 million; Ike: 3.9 million; Katrina 2.7 millionby jeffbradynpr via twitter 10/30/2012 12:55:17 PM -
by Hurricane Central via twitter edited by Seth Cline 10/30/2012 1:48:52 PM -
by Andrew Cuomo via twitter 10/30/2012 5:45:19 PM -
Assessing situation in downtown Manhattan, Gov tells reporters min of 3 days, up to 2 wks to get water pumped out of PATH station #Sandyby Andrew Cuomo via twitter 10/30/2012 7:47:44 PM
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by CElizRoberts via twitter 10/30/2012 7:48:15 PM -
As of late Monday morning, roughly 7,400 National Guard troops were activated to support relief efforts under the command of governors from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. These forces are working with local first responders and FEMA staff.
Four utility helicopters and four search and rescue planes at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., are standing by to support FEMA missions along the New England coast.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is helping in areas that need help mitigating damage and storm surges, establishing temporary emergency power and other coastal preparations. FEMA anticipates these teams will also help with managing debris, assessing infrastructure, temporary roofing, water planning and establishing temporary housing.
The Corps is also working with the New York District Emergency Operations Center and the Rock Island District Unwatering Task force to determine how to employ pumps to address the flooded areas in New York. -
Obama signs Emergency Declaration for New Hampshire.by Weather Underground via twitter 10/30/2012 9:08:32 PM -
by Jon_Eiseman via twitter 10/30/2012 9:16:57 PM -
by Jon_Eiseman via twitter 10/30/2012 9:17:29 PM
