Post date: Oct 28, 2012 4:30:25 PM
As Hurricane Sandy slogs toward the U.S. East Coast, residents and authorities scramble to prepare for a possible "super storm."
SATELLITE LOOP (OCTOBER 28, 2012) (NOAA) - Hurricane Sandy continued to slog toward the U.S. East Coast on Sunday (October 28) as residents scrambled to make last minute preparations. Sandy could have a brutal impact on major cities such as Boston, New York, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced changes to public transportation schedules."So today I am announcing that the MTA will suspend bus, subway and commuter rail service at 7:00pm this eveing. That includes the New York City Subway System, bus and all Metro North and Long Island railroad service," Cuomo told members of the media.
The Obama Administration has estimated that Sandy could affect as many as 50 million people. More than 700 flights, including international ones, were canceled on Sunday (October 28) and nearly 2,500 more were canceled for Monday (October 29), according to FlightAware.com.
Forecasters said Sandy was a rare, hybrid "super storm" created by an Arctic jet stream wrapping itself around a tropical storm, possibly causing up to 12 inches (31 cm) of rain in some areas, as well as heavy snowfall inland.
On its current projected track, Sandy is most likely to make landfall between the New York/New Jersey area and head inland to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, according to forecasters.