Flooding over the MTA system. Shown in pictures of subway station, some stations are flooded almost to platform level with a lot of trash in the water.
Flooding in various areas including Manhattan mainly below the 20s streets. Supposedly a record high storm surge set in lower Manhattan between 13-14 feet, average across the 5 boroughs was 7-10 feet. A lot of streets across the area showing various levels of flooding. Still more high tide coming but only 3-4 feet above normal.
Front of a 4 story building in Manhattan removed, you could see right into the apartments.
Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn Battery Tunnels flooded.
Power out in several spots. Here, power blinked three times before 9:30PM when it went out for a few hours so I went to bed early with nothing else to do, I decided to shut off the computer by 8:30.
Stock exchange closed 2 days in a row, first time since 1888.
Comparisons already being made between Irene and Sandy, while Irene was stronger, Sandy had a larger area of effect.
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photo gallery with pictures from Maine down to North Carolina including a couple of shots from the snow effect in West Virginia and western Virginia, at the end is a flood shot of the Lackawanna station in Hoboken, NJ.
I read that effects of Sandy will reach even as far west as Chicago still where they expect winds up to 60mph and waves up to 24 feet.
