What's Being Said About Athena

Here's what meteorologists, officials and residents are saying about Winter Storm Athena.

On the Heels of Sandy

"It's been a rough day here. The folks are hearty -- they're ready for it and they were ready for it. Nevertheless, when you have winds that are whipping that water over the seawall, it can get pretty treacherous." - Meteorologist Maria LaRosa on The Weather Channel, reporting from Scituate, Mass.

"I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence next. We may take a setback in the next 24 hours." - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

"I'm not sure in our lifetimes we'll see another double whammy like this." - Meteorologist Stephanie Abrams, reporting from Danbury, Conn., on Wake Up with Al

"Covering a snow storm nine days after covering a hurricane is something I've never done before."  - Meteorologist Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel, reporting from Trenton, N.J.

"Winter is back. We've got temperatures in the 30s with stingy rain adds some ice mixed in. It's not Labor Day anymore on the Jersey shore." - The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel from Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.

Reaction from Residents

"On the barrier island, there's only about 30 people. You talk about tens of thousands of people that would normally be out there on any given night, and a lot more during the summertime, but what we're dealing with here is complete darkness ... in some cases, people haven't even been into their homes." - Meteorologist Chris Warren of The Weather Channel, reporting from Toms River, N.J.

"Our house is already in shambles. What worse can happen?" - a resigned and overwhelmed Lilly Wu. During Sandy, her family huddled upstairs as the flood rose 10 feet inside their four-story Staten Island home.

"Everyone has major anxiety after what we just experienced a week ago ... I think everybody's freaked out about what happened." - Anthony Ferrante, whose house is less than 1,000 feet from the Staten Island shoreline

"We're going on Day 10 with no power. That's a long time. I just want the sun to come out and things to be normal again." - Kate Wilford of Brick Township in New Jersey