Sandy Update for you guys.
Hurricane Sandy is still a major threat to the East Coast currently. People from NOrth Carolina up to Cape Cod are getting ready for one of the biggest storms the east coast has seen in recent memory.
As of 8AM on sunday the hurricane was 260 miles SE of Cape Hatteras North Carolina and moving westward at 10 miles per hour.
Currently the biggest worry is for D.C. and just north, in Delaware and Maryland where there could be major flooding that would occur.
In preparation for the storm the governors of Maryland and Virginia have declared states of emergency. With some Mayors even issuring mandatory evacuations of cities at this point. Good to see people taking heed to the storm. This is a sign that the storm worries a lot of people and could be a bigger deal than some are making it.
Even with mandatory evacuations you still have people who are unwilling or unable to leave, so it will be intersting to see how well these warnings are heeded and if anything comes to the people who stay behind.
Power companies are expecting huge blackouts in the area,
"The region’s utility providers called on companies outside the area to send as much help as possible. Dominion Virginia Power asked to borrow 2,000 workers, while Pepco asked for 2,500 to be sent to the District and Maryland. Pepco warned that hundreds of thousands of customers may lose power if the storm hits the area as expected."
another sign that the storm deserves more attention that it's recieving. People should be preaparing for these blackouts and hopefully will be able to manage without the power while it's out.
More Updates as it develops.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hurricane-sandy-still-on-track-to-deliver-a-major-blow/2012/10/27/e30aaae8-204d-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html
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