Sandy's impact: State by state
Sandy
is winding down, having spent much of its fury in the past two days
crashing into homes and trees, cutting power and wrecking cities along
the Atlantic Coast.
It has claimed at least 56 lives in the United States and 124 total.
The system reaches from the Appalachians to the Great Lakes and beyond to Canada, and it is triggering winter storm warnings from the mountains of Pennsylvania to those in North Carolina and Tennessee.
A running CNN tally reflects a steady restoration of power, but 5.3 million customers remained without power Wednesday night in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
It has claimed at least 56 lives in the United States and 124 total.
The system reaches from the Appalachians to the Great Lakes and beyond to Canada, and it is triggering winter storm warnings from the mountains of Pennsylvania to those in North Carolina and Tennessee.
A running CNN tally reflects a steady restoration of power, but 5.3 million customers remained without power Wednesday night in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
Here's a look at how Sandy has affected the United States and Canada:
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CONNECTICUT
-- The death toll stands at two, according to Lt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman. The victims, one of them a firefighter in Easton, were killed by falling trees.
DELAWARE
-- Delmarva Power predicted power will be fully restored by 6 p.m. Friday.
-- Gov. Jack Markell removed driving restrictions Tuesday evening.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
-- Metro transportation bus and rail service were expected to be normal.
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MAINE
-- The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the state Wednesday, with heavy rain expected as Sandy heads toward Canada.
MARYLAND
-- Two people died.
-- After a raw sewage leak Tuesday, power has been restored to a processing plant. Howard County said drinking water was not affected.
Transit systems struggling to restart
MASSACHUSETTS
-- "Wave goodbye to Sandy!" the National Weather Service office in Boston posted early Wednesday to Twitter. "The effects from this storm gradually come to an end today."
NEW JERSEY
-- Motorists lined up for blocks to buy gas in Hazlet. Others awaited their turns to fill up red canisters they carried with them.
-- President Barack Obama toured storm-damaged areas.
New Jersey coastal town turned to "devastation"
-- Sandy killed at least six people in the Garden State, said Gov. Chris Christie, who had warned people in low-lying areas to evacuate. "We're lucky that more people didn't die as a result of folks ignoring those warnings," he told reporters.
-- Some 500,000 gallons of diesel fuel will be delivered to the state by Thursday night to run trucks and generators at nursing homes, hospitals and other high-priority locations, he said.
Website Link: http://articles.cnn.com/2012-10-31/us/us_tropical-weather-state-by-state_1_sandy-heads-rail-service-chris-christie
Sandy changes lives forever -- here are three of their stories
CONNECTICUT
-- The death toll stands at two, according to Lt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman. The victims, one of them a firefighter in Easton, were killed by falling trees.
DELAWARE
-- Delmarva Power predicted power will be fully restored by 6 p.m. Friday.
-- Gov. Jack Markell removed driving restrictions Tuesday evening.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
-- Metro transportation bus and rail service were expected to be normal.
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MAINE
-- The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the state Wednesday, with heavy rain expected as Sandy heads toward Canada.
MARYLAND
-- Two people died.
-- After a raw sewage leak Tuesday, power has been restored to a processing plant. Howard County said drinking water was not affected.
Transit systems struggling to restart
MASSACHUSETTS
-- "Wave goodbye to Sandy!" the National Weather Service office in Boston posted early Wednesday to Twitter. "The effects from this storm gradually come to an end today."
NEW JERSEY
-- Motorists lined up for blocks to buy gas in Hazlet. Others awaited their turns to fill up red canisters they carried with them.
-- President Barack Obama toured storm-damaged areas.
New Jersey coastal town turned to "devastation"
-- Sandy killed at least six people in the Garden State, said Gov. Chris Christie, who had warned people in low-lying areas to evacuate. "We're lucky that more people didn't die as a result of folks ignoring those warnings," he told reporters.
-- Some 500,000 gallons of diesel fuel will be delivered to the state by Thursday night to run trucks and generators at nursing homes, hospitals and other high-priority locations, he said.
Website Link: http://articles.cnn.com/2012-10-31/us/us_tropical-weather-state-by-state_1_sandy-heads-rail-service-chris-christie
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