Dangerous storm threatens millions on East Coast

Hurricane Sandy: Assessing the damage

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

A 3.6 storm surge currently for Duck, NC 1.usa.gov

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 3:43:41 PM
Take a look at #Sandy on visible satellite via Wundermap. She's huge. wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 3:47:05 PM
Ridley School District cancelled classes for Monday and Tuesday. Any other ones out there?

by VinceCarey 10/28/2012 3:48:58 PM
by Mary Armstrong, MPR News edited by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 3:49:17 PM
Heavy rain from #Sandy now stretches from NC into MD. wxug.us

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 3:56:33 PM
Stay up-to-date on your #Sandy forecast. On the web: www.weather.gov Mobile: mobile.weather.gov #frankenstorm

by femainfocus via twitter 10/28/2012 3:56:47 PM
No. 1 on the most-wanted list today? #frankenstorm #sandy #panicbuying #weather #yorkstorm instagr.am

by Scott Blanchard via twitter 10/28/2012 3:57:05 PM
From AP: Parades across the state cancelled or postponed, ow.ly

by Cathy Hirko 10/28/2012 3:57:38 PM
NYC mayor closes schools, orders mandatory evacuation in some low-lying areas ahead of storm - @NBCNews

by Breaking News Storm via twitter edited by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 3:59:18 PM
What you need to know about public transit in the Tri-State Area:
www.wnyc.org #Sandy

by WNYC via twitter 10/28/2012 3:59:42 PM
Bloomberg: People refusing to evacuate are “being selfish,” not only endangering their lives but the lives of others who have to save them.

by WNYC via twitter 10/28/2012 4:00:25 PM
New York's Mayor Bloomberg orders evacuation of around 375,000 people before Hurricane #Sandy hits city. Details soon bbc.in

by BBC Breaking News via twitter 10/28/2012 4:00:38 PM
A wave height of 30 feet was recorded at a buoy east of Hatteras, NC and north of #Sandy bit.ly

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:00:43 PM
Last subway trains at 7 PM, last MTA buses at 9 PM tonight. #Sandy

by NYC Mayor's Office via twitter 10/28/2012 4:01:10 PM
From NASA's Kennedy Space Center:

by acarter 10/28/2012 4:02:18 PM
Bus service in #CT will end at midnight tonight through the duration of the storm

by Governor Dan Malloy via twitter 10/28/2012 4:03:30 PM
Flood WATCH in effect for: Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire Counties #westernma #Sandy

by TimCalNews3 via twitter 10/28/2012 4:04:22 PM
What's in your survival kit? t.co #Sandy #CT #RealEstate

by Winkleman via twitter 10/28/2012 4:04:46 PM
Even if schools open tomorrow, i doubt anyone is going. #Sandy

by juli_cordi via twitter 10/28/2012 4:04:50 PM
RT @pmoe: Excellent overview of the hurricane situation by @wunderground bit.ly

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:07:30 PM
WNYC's storm map:

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 4:07:43 PM
#NYC evacuation zones: tinyurl.com

by Weather Underground via twitter edited by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 4:08:54 PM
NYC evacuation zones, via WNYC:

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 4:10:07 PM
Ocean City, Md. orders evacuation of downtown residents by 8 p.m. Sunday ahead of Sandy - AP

by wamu885news via twitter 10/28/2012 4:14:27 PM
Wave height at buoy east of Hatteras, NC now up to 31 feet. bit.ly

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:15:21 PM
Updated Boston Forecast: Sandy Could Be 'Major League Problem' wbur.fm #MASandy

by WBUR via twitter 10/28/2012 4:27:47 PM
Gov Chafee has declared a State of Emergency for Rhode Island.

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:28:53 PM
Just updated our Transit Tracker -- PATH service shutting down at midnight. wny.cc #Hurricane #Sandy

by TransportNation via twitter 10/28/2012 4:32:33 PM
Philadelphia Parking Authority offering free parking through Wednesday. They'll probably triple ticket at midnight Thrusday

by VinceCarey 10/28/2012 4:35:34 PM
RT @MikeBloomberg: All NYC Public Schools will be closed Monday #Sandy bit.ly

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:35:38 PM
NYTimes.com: New York Prepares for Storm’s Arrival

Excerpt:

The National Hurricane Center warned of a “life-threatening storm surge” that could cause record-breaking coastal flooding from Delaware to Southern New England.

In its latest report, the hurricane center said it expected a surge of as much as 11 feet along Long Island Sound and Raritan Bay — significantly higher than previous forecasts — and warned that major flooding could occur across a broad swatch of the East Coast. In addition to surge, forecasters expected torrential rains in some regions, which would add to the flooding problems.

That higher surge was one primary reason that Mr. Bloomberg ordered mandatory evacuations of areas of the city from City Island to Coney Island to Battery Park City. New York areas of the city from City Island to Coney Island to Battery Park City. Public schools were also ordered closed on Monday

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 4:37:24 PM
All NYC Public Schools will be closed Monday #Sandy bit.ly

by Mike Bloomberg via twitter 10/28/2012 4:38:20 PM
RT @weatherchannel: Please read/retweet this strongly worded statement from our senior meteorologist @StuOstro: wxch.nl

by RedCross via twitter 10/28/2012 4:39:31 PM
Sandy in North Carolina: An interactive map that shows all the social media coming from Nags Head. www.ydr.com

by Cathy Hirko 10/28/2012 4:42:26 PM
NHC now has a greater than 50% chance of at least a 5 foot surge for Long Island Sound and Staten Island. 1.usa.gov

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:44:00 PM
Coastal waters from MD/VA border to Provincetown MA incl. L.I. Sound & MD part of Chesapeake Bay are under hurr. force wind warnings #Sandy

by Hurricane Central via twitter 10/28/2012 4:47:25 PM
RT @twc_hurricane: Coastal waters from MD/VA to Provincetown MA incl. L.I. Sound & MD part of Chesapeake under hurr. force wind warnings

by Weather Underground via twitter 10/28/2012 4:50:20 PM
Mayor Bloomberg's morning briefing:

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 4:52:22 PM
Casinos, Prisons shutting down ahead of Hurricane. Airlines have cancelled 335 flights to and from PHL so far.

by VinceCarey 10/28/2012 4:54:30 PM
RT @markknoller: Pres Obama has signed an emergency declaration for Maryland, authorizing federal disaster assistance in advance of Hurr ...

by Breaking News Storm via twitter 10/28/2012 4:58:00 PM
How Fujiwhara Effect Will Toss Hurricane #Sandy Into U.S. from Climate Central bit.ly

by Hurricane Central via twitter 10/28/2012 4:59:24 PM
@twc_hurricane: RT @alroker: Tropical force winds w/Sandy stretch 863mi. Distance from Boston to Charlotte, NC instagr.am

by momof5grlz via twitter 10/28/2012 5:02:47 PM
Now is the time to prepare. Effects of #Sandy will begin in NYC this evening and deteriorate on Monday bit.ly

by Mike Bloomberg via twitter 10/28/2012 5:05:49 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines cancelled more than 3,000 flights as a result of Hurricane Sandy as of Sunday morning, with hubs along the East Coast bearing the brunt of the disruptions.

According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, 707 flights have been cancelled Sunday, with more than 265 cancellations at Newark Airport.

For Monday, 2,499 flights are cancelled, with 774 cancellations at Newark, followed by 428 at Dulles in Washington and 355 cancellations at Philadelphia.

Hurricane Sandy is heading north from the Caribbean, where it has left nearly five dozen dead, to meet a winter storm and a cold front, plus high tides from a full moon, and experts say the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.

by Jon Gordon, MPR News 10/28/2012 5:09:33 PM
RT @krobertory: In past two days, @RedCross Disaster Technology team deployed 113 cases of equipment weighing 5483 pounds to respond to ...

by RedCross via twitter 10/28/2012 5:09:45 PM

MPR News Radio

Hourly Newscast

On Air Morning Edition®