Dangerous storm threatens millions on East Coast

Hurricane Sandy: Assessing the damage

Live updates from Digital First Media, public media and other sources

by chhopkins edited by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 1:13:11 AM
Toll in Haiti from Hurricane Sandy put at 44; an estimated 200,000 are homeless - @miamiherald hrld.us

by Breaking News Storm via twitter 10/28/2012 1:29:22 AM
RT @weatherchannel: According to @MiamiHerald, approximately 200,000 are homeless in Haiti in the aftermath of #Sandy. 44 dead.

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 1:35:03 AM
According to Norcross: Most of the causeways off Ft. Lauderdale Beach are closed tonight with full moon tide + #Sandy surge.

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 1:36:39 AM
@AmyFreeze Ha! Today we loaded up on DVDs from the library! #sandy

by AudreyPuente via twitter 10/28/2012 1:49:58 AM
A NOAA analysis ranks #Sandy's wave/surge destructiveness at 5.7 on a 6.0 scale. I have never seen a value that high. www.aoml.noaa.gov

by Eric Holthaus via twitter 10/28/2012 1:50:54 AM
Watching #Sandy come ashore on radar: wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 1:56:28 AM
Because of the hazards posed by high winds, all City parks will be closed after 5 PM Sun 10/28 #Sandy bit.ly

by Mike Bloomberg via twitter 10/28/2012 1:58:14 AM
Sandy’s death toll climbs to 44 in Haiti hrld.us

by miamiherald via twitter 10/28/2012 1:59:38 AM
I will be shocked if there is school Monday #Sandy

by KelleyJen9 via twitter 10/28/2012 2:00:22 AM
Prepping for #Sandy ? pbs.twimg.com

by cecekuan via twitter 10/28/2012 2:21:24 AM
Flood warnings in effect as #Sandy surges closer to GTA - t.co t.co @torontostar #Frankenstorm #GreatLakes

by greatrecession2 via twitter 10/28/2012 2:21:42 AM
#Sandy is coming and I'm baking my cares away. who wants a cookie?

by ekolmin via twitter 10/28/2012 2:21:50 AM
Hurricane #Sandy as seen from the International Space Station: t.co … THX @NASA @Ustream

by Anne_Matthew via twitter 10/28/2012 2:22:02 AM
#Frankenstorm, Hurricane #Sandy preparation images from Twitter, Instagram www.ydr.com

by keberle 10/28/2012 2:24:50 AM
Look at the size of #Hurricane #Sandy! IMAGE from GOES-East satellite twitpic.com

by IreneSans via twitter 10/28/2012 2:25:08 AM
Trackin' the tweets as fun as trackin' the storms #sandy #frankenstorm

by CapeAnnKayaker via twitter 10/28/2012 2:25:26 AM
Books to Read During a Hurricane for those in #Sandy's path: bit.ly

by deepsouthmag via twitter 10/28/2012 2:27:30 AM
This live and informative High Water map may be useful this week #Sandy #flood #GIS hydro_bm.esri.com

by pjdohertygis via twitter 10/28/2012 2:27:46 AM
Stay or go? Some Jersey Shore residents say they will ride out the storm. t.co
#Sandy #Frankenstorm

by phillyleighton via twitter 10/28/2012 2:27:54 AM
Sandy from space:

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by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 2:28:09 AM
This is how #Sandy looks from space. pbs.twimg.com

by DMVFollowers via twitter 10/28/2012 2:31:42 AM
RT @WVDHSEM: WV could see many types of severe weather over the next several days. Prepare yourself for power outages, snow and potentia ...

by femainfocus via twitter 10/28/2012 2:35:16 AM
RT @MDMEMA: Check with your neighbors, especially elderly or sick, to make sure they know of the coming storm or if they need any assist ...

by femainfocus via twitter 10/28/2012 2:35:25 AM
From NOAA P-3 #NOAA42 : A view inside Hurricane #Sandy: 25 Oct 2012 pbs.twimg.com

by NOAA_HurrHunter via twitter 10/28/2012 2:35:38 AM
Could Sandy lock down New York City?

by acarter 10/28/2012 2:37:54 AM
Regions across the country recruited over 800 volunteers in 24 hours for #redcross response to #Sandy Hundreds more ready locally! Thanks!

by ARCDSHRLeader via twitter 10/28/2012 2:39:02 AM
Earth from space, just a few minutes ago. #Sandy is massive. www.goes.noaa.gov

by Eric Holthaus via twitter 10/28/2012 2:40:25 AM
#Sandy please give me off from school on Monday and Tuesday!!!!!!

by BensonDude via twitter 10/28/2012 2:40:50 AM
What to do before, during, and after a #hurricane. On the web: www.Ready.gov On your phone: m.fema.gov #Sandy

by femainfocus via twitter 10/28/2012 2:41:29 AM
The @nytgraphics #Sandy tracker is now updated to include likelihood of tropical-storm-force winds where you live. www.nytimes.com

by KevinQ via twitter 10/28/2012 2:42:06 AM
#Sandy tied for 2nd on all-time list of largest tropical cyclones, measured by radius. bit.ly pbs.twimg.com

by Jim Roberts via twitter 10/28/2012 2:43:57 AM
It's that time again. Running from #SANDY this time @NBC News. I'm going to a hotel. They'll have electricity. I hope.

by MadelaineLeidy via twitter 10/28/2012 2:44:10 AM
Ocean City Inlet, MD is showing water level 1.7 feet above normal right now.

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 2:45:40 AM
Hurricane #Sandy advisory 23 issued. go.usa.gov

by NHC_Atlantic via twitter 10/28/2012 2:45:50 AM
State-by-state evacuation orders, latest news on preparations: wxch.nl #Sandy

by twc_hurricane via twitter 10/28/2012 2:46:14 AM
#Sandy remains a Cat 1 #Hurricane with winds of 75 mph, min. pressure of 960mb wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 2:46:54 AM
#Hurricane #Sandy is near 30.9N 74.3W and is moving NE at 12 mph. wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 2:46:54 AM
Great interactive map of areas to be flooded by storm surges with #Sandy: www.nhc.noaa.gov Includes chunk of Manhattan

by Nicholas Kristof via twitter 10/28/2012 2:47:58 AM
Good luck weathering Sandy, all my mid-Atlantic and Northeast friends....We're thinking about you here....and we have plenty of room. #sandy

by kevindgunn via twitter 10/28/2012 2:48:22 AM
"@CityNews: UPDATE: #Ontario could receive worst of #Sandy: CHC t.co" here we go it is getting closer

by gonzproductions via twitter 10/28/2012 2:48:46 AM
Rain gauges for coastal NC are showing over 1 inch of rain so far today. wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 2:49:04 AM
11pm ET Sandy advisory: 75 mph winds, moving NE at 14 mph. Storm watch discontinued for S. Carolina - @NHC_Atlantic 1.usa.gov

by Breaking News Storm via twitter 10/28/2012 2:51:19 AM
Buoy out ahead of #Sandy east of Hatteras showing waves up to 24 feet. bit.ly

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 2:56:00 AM
Take a look at the severe weather warnings currently in place for #Sandy. Know what to expect. wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 3:02:28 AM