Superstorm Sandy

Part of the Ocean City Fishing Pier is missing, and the fence dangles in the water, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Ocean City, Del. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Superstorm Sandy A huge tree is felled by Sandy on Westmoreland Street in Arlington, Va.

Belle Haven Oak tree fell between two cars on Woodmont Road, Belle Haven, Alexandria. = Missed both cars by just inches, not a scratch on them!

Clifton, Va. A rain gauge in Clifton, Va., overflows after over six inches of rain fell = during Hurricane Sandy.

Woodbridge, Va. A house is condemned in Woodbridge, Va. (courtesy of Karen Lebing)

courtesy of Karen Lebing

Buckeystown, Md. Buckeystown Park is under water in Maryland's Frederick County. (courtesy of Jean Goodacre)

courtesy of Jean Goodacre

Silver Spring, Md. A bustling dam on Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Md. (WTOP/J.J. Green)

WTOP/J.J. Green

Lt.Col. Keith Brownell in the Maryland National Guard ops center. (WTOP/J.J. Green)

WTOP/J.J. Green

Manassas, Va. Soccer fields are drenched by Sandy in Manassas, Va. near SplashDown Water Park. (user submitted photo)

user submitted photo

Purcellville, Va. A fallen cherry tree down in a front yard in Purcellville, Va. (user submitted photo)

user submitted photo

Kensington, Md. Water and dirt formed by water currents on Beach Drive in Kensington, Md. (user submitted photo)

user submitted photo

Fairfax Station, Va. A man cuts a tree in a neighbor's driveway as part of a clean up effort in Fairfax Station, Va. (WTOP/Hank Silverberg)

WTOP/Hank Silverberg

Kettering, Ohio Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney lifts bottles of water to load into a truck as he participates in a campaign event collecting supplies from residents and local relief organizations for victims of Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012, at the James S. Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

Massapequa, N.Y. A heavily damaged waterfront house is inundated by the waters of South Oyster Bay in the aftermath of Sandy in Massapequa, N.Y. on Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

AP Photo/Jason DeCrow

Washinton, D.C. Washington Gas crew work around a giant tree that fell onto a home on Quebec Street in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Stephanie Steinberg)

WTOP/Stephanie Steinberg

Washington, D.C. With the Capitol in the background, a large fallen oak tree lies on the National Mall near the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 30, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy passed through Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Hoboken, N.J. A surveillance camera captures the PATH station in Hoboken, N.J., as it is flooded on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)

AP Photo/Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Washington, D.C. "The Awakening" sculpture drowns at National Harbor in Washington, D.C. (Submitted via Twitter/Linds Castro)

Submitted via Twitter/Linds Castro

65 feet of pine tree on the roof

Columbia, Md. Transformer fire Hickory Ridge Shopping Center in Columbia, Md. on Oct. 30, 2012.

Washington, D.C. The Potomac River just inches from rising above the Georgetown Waterfront boardwalk in Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Mark Segraves)

An uprooted tree in a park. (WTOP/Traffic Center)

WTOP/Traffic Center

(WTOP/Hillary Howard)

WTOP/Hillary Howard

Flooded Main Street in Upper Marlboro, Md. (Courtesy Twitter/@hurERICane)

Courtesy Twitter/@hurERICane

Superstorm Sandy NYC Fire Damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point is shown Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. A fire department spokesman says more than 190 firefighters are at the blaze in the Breezy Point section. Fire officials say the blaze was reported around 11 p.m. Monday in an area flooded by the superstorm that began sweeping through earlier. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

Rock Creek at Military Road and Beach Drive. (WTOP/Meg O'Rourke)

WTOP/Meg O'Rourke

An IHOP parking lot filled with eight crew trucks. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

WTOP/Hillary Howard

On Holmes Run Road in Virginia. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

Chris Warnke chops a downed tree limb for a neighbor on Holmes Run Road in Virginia. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

WTOP/Hillary Howard

Near Seven Corners in Virginia. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

Near Seven Corners in Virginia. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

Near Seven Corners in Virginia. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

A tree on power lines near Seven Corners in Fairfax County. (WTOP/Hillary Howard)

WTOP/Hillary Howard

A downed tree at Idaho and Ordway in NW D.C. (WTOP/Meg O'Rourke)

WTOP/Meg O'Rourke

A downed tree at Idaho and Ordway in NW D.C. (WTOP/Meg O'Rourke)

WTOP/Meg O'Rourke

Desolated Street, Georgetown, Washington D.C.

Herwe, in Herndon, Va. all is calm as you can see in this picture.

Never feel powerless.

APTOPIX Superstorm Sandy Firefighters look up at the facade of a four- story building on 14th Street and 8th Avenue that collapsed onto the sidewalk Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

AP Photo/John Minchillo

Superstorm Sandy Consolidated Edision trucks are submerged on 14th Street near the ConEd power plant, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy knocked out power to at least 3.1 million people, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with 250,000 customers without power as water pressed into the island from three sides, flooding rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

AP Photo/John Minchillo

APTOPIX Superstorm Sandy Vehicles are submerged on 14th Street near the Consolidated Edison power plant, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

AP Photo/ John Minchillo

Superstorm Sandy This image from video provided by Dani Hart shows what appears to be a transformer exploding in lower Manhattan as seen from a building rooftop from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn during Sandy’s arrival in New York City. Much of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city's historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to nearly a million people. (AP Photo/Dani Hart)

AP Photo/Dani Hart

Superstorm-Ship This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members by helicopter. Hours later, rescuers found one of the missing crew members, but she was unresponsive. They are still searching for the captain. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski)

AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski

Superstorm Sandy NYC A fallen tree branch sits on a car blocking East 74th St. between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy made landfall Monday night, hurling a surge of seawater on New York City with wind and rain that sent water sloshing into Manhattan from three sides but began dying down within hours. (AP Photo/Willie Regan)

Superstorm Sandy Johnny Jones watches the Indian River rise as he stands under the longtime family homes where he and his brother David have lived their entire lives, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Sussex, Del. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. NO SALES(AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Robert Craig)

AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Robert Craig

APTOPIX Superstorm Sandy Michael Wirtz, of Wilmington, Del., braves flood waters and high winds that arrive with Hurricane Sandy along North Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City, N.J., Monday Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. MANDATORY CREDIT(AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein)

AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein

APTOPIX Superstorm Sandy Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

AP Photo/ John Minchillo

Laurel, Md. High water at Contee Road and Mayfair Drive near Laurel Hospital. (Courtesy Pete Piringer, city of Laurel)

Laurel, Md. Tree into car. (Courtesy Pete Piringer, city of Laurel)

Georgetown Rush Hour (WTOP/Mitchell Miller)

WTOP/Mitchell Miller

Ocean City, Md. Fagers Island Gazebo - Before and After (Facebook/Fagers.com)

Facebook/Fagers.com

Lewes, Del. Savannah Road in Lewes closed after the bridge (Via Instagram/Daniel Sato)

Via Instagram/Daniel Sato

North Arlington, Va. (User submitted via Twitter/@CAPT258)

User submitted via Twitter/@CAPT258

Annapolis, Md. A sign informs motorists along U.S. Route 50 that Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which connects the state's eastern and western shores, is closed because of winds from Hurricane Sandy Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

AP Photo/Steve Ruark

Dewey Beach, Del. Flood waters from Rehoboth Bay inundate the streets of Dewey Beach, Del., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast. Sandy, a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph is about 425 miles (685 kilometers) southeast of New York City and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday night. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)

Dewey Beach, Del. Flood waters from Rehoboth Bay inundate the streets of Dewey Beach, Del., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast. Sandy, a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph is about 425 miles (685 kilometers) southeast of New York City and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday night. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)

Lewes, Del. After checking to make sure his boat line is secure, Bob Casseday crosses the waist high flooded street just over the bridge along Savannah Road in Lewes, Del., to get back home as Hurricane Sandy hits Delaware, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News- Journal, Suchat Pederson) NO SALES

Washington, D.C. As rain from Hurricane Sandy arrives in Washington, Rick Campbell of Upper Marlboro, Md., reaches for sandbags to shore up vulnerable spots at The Pavilion at the Old Post Office, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The Justice Department is seen in the background. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Annapolis, Md. A woman walks past a closed wine shop protected by sandbags Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 in Annapolis, Md. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

North Carolina coast In this image made from video and released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a USCG rescue swimmer, in water at right, and a crew member use a hoist to bring up a survivors into a helicopter. A replica tall ship caught in Hurricane Sandy's wrath began taking on water, forcing the crew to abandon the boat Monday in rough seas off the North Carolina coast. The Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members by helicopter, but two people were still missing. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)

Kennebunk, Maine Heavy surf crashes over a seawall on the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. Hurricane Sandy wheeled toward land as forecasters feared Monday, raking cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts, flooding shore towns, washing away a section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and threatening to cripple Wall Street and New York's subway system with a huge surge of corrosive seawater. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ocean City, Md. A huge wave crashes on the beach as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Cleveland Park Umbrellas are no match for the strong wind gusts along Connecticut Ave in Cleveland Park, Northwest Washington (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine

NOAA's View This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 shows Hurricane Sandy off the Mid Atlantic coastline moving toward the north with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. Hurricane Sandy wheeled toward land as forecasters feared Monday, raking cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts, flooding shore towns, washing away a section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and threatening to cripple Wall Street and New York's subway system with a huge surge of corrosive seawater. (AP Photo/NOAA)

AP Photo/NOAA

NASA's Point of View NOAA's GOES-13 satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Sandy battering the U.S. East coast on Monday, Oct. 29 at 9:10 a.m. EDT. Sandy's center was about 310 miles south-southeast of New York City. Tropical Storm force winds are about 1,000 miles in diameter. (Credit: NASA GOES Project)

The Cone 2pm Monday, October 29th (Courtesy of NOAA)

Courtesy of NOAA

Bridgeport, Conn. Storm surge hits a small tree as winds from Hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Water from Long Island Sound spilled into roadways and towns along the Connecticut shoreline Monday, the first signs of flooding from a storm that threatens to deliver a devastating surge of seawater. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Ocean City, Del. Part of the Ocean City Fishing Pier is missing, and the fence dangles in the water, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Ocean City, Del. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Bridgeport, Conn. Hilavio Baquero stands in front of waves as winds from hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

AP Photo/Jessica Hill

Ocean City, Del. An Ocean City police SUV drives past some of the benches that have been washed from their bolted down positions on the Ocean City boardwalk, in Ocean City, Del. as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Ocean City, Del. Sea foam washes over the beach as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Ocean City, Del. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Portsmouth, Va. Carey Beverly, right, and her husband Kerry Beverly, left, walk their three French hounds as water from the Elizabeth River laps into their Swimming Point neighborhood Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Portsmouth, Va. A fast-strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Hyunsoo Leo Kim)

Fenwick Island, Del. Al Daisey walks in the flood water in front of his home as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Fenwick Island, Del. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Norfolk, Va. Kendall Osborne paddles down Catalpa St. in the Edgewater neighborhood of Norfolk, Va before high tide Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, morning. A fast- strengthening Hurricane Sandy churned north Monday, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Stephen M. Katz)

Virginia Beach, Va. A worker retrieves a grappling hook on the dock next to Bubba's restaurant on the water in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy flooded the business at high tide. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, after returning to the White House from a campaign stop in Florida to monitor Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Old Town Alexandria (WTOP/J.J. Green)

WTOP/J.J. Green

Old Town Alexandria (WTOP/J.J. Green)

WTOP/J.J. Green

Bluemont Heavy rain in Bluemont,VA, gusting winds (Dennis Desmond)

Sandbags in Annapolis (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine

Annapolis (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine

Spa Creek in Annapolis Boats anchored in open water (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WTOP/Dave Dildine

Superstorm Sandy Sand bags protect the front of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the New York Stock Exchange but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in water, officials decided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

AP Photo/Richard Drew

Superstorm Jessica Ospina, left, and Allison Kane of Virginia Beach, Va., lean into the strong wind and rain off the Chesapeake Bay near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel in Virginia Beach, vA., as Hurricane Sandy works its way north on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer)

APTOPIX Superstorm Matt Francis, of Virginia Beach, Va., holds on to his hat, as the wind-driven sand and rain from Hurricane Sandy blows across the beaches of Sandbridge in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer) MAGS OUT

Donald Jackson District of Columbia Department of Public Works worker Donald Jackson, right, passes a sandbag from the line of fellow workers handing out free sandbags to District of Columbia residents in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, ahead of Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Mike Strobel Mike Strobel fills sand bags for his business, Mike's Carpet Connection, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Fenwick Island, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Superstorm Tom Morehead, a driver with Ocean City, Md., public transportation, assists Evelyn Krainatc into the convention center, to be taken later to a shelter, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

APTOPIX Superstorm Matt Francis of Virginia Beach, Va., holds on to his hat, as the wind driven sand and rain from Hurricane Sandy blows across the beaches of Sandbridge in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday Oct. 28, 2012. Matt came out to take a look at the Little Island Fishing Pier as Sandy makes it way north in Atlantic ocean (L. Todd Spencer/ The Virginian-Pilot) MAGS OUT MBI(AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, )

AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot,

Superstorm A car goes through the high water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Superstorm High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Superstorm High winds blow sea foam into the air as a person walks across Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Superstorm High winds blow sea foam into the air as a person walks across Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Annemarie Jarman Annemarie Jarman, and her dog "Bruges," walk along the edge of the beach that is mostly empty as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Annemarie Jarman Annemarie Jarman, and her dog "Bruges," walk along the edge of the beach that is mostly empty as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Superstorm Mahmoud Assad, left, and Morad Ramadan carry a picnic table away from the front of their Subway business along the boardwalk, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coat, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Superstorm Beachgoers walk in the wind and rain as waves generated by Hurricane Sandy crash into Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as the storm churns up the east coast. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Superstorm Huge waves crash as onlookers peer from Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., as Hurricane Sandy churns up the east coast Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Superstorm A vehicle drives along the beach as waves generated by Hurricane Sandy crash ashore in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

Superstorm Hannah Smith, 4, looks over a pile of sandbags as her dad, Charles, checks their stability in front of their home along Ocean View Avenue Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Norfolk, Va. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. MAGS OUT(AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor)

AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor

Superstorm Nick Almeter, 26, prepares for another storm, as he carries another sandbag to place by properties along Ocean View Avenue, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Norfolk, Va. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. MAGS OUT(AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor)

AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor

Superstorm A beach goer holds on to her hat as she walks along a breezy Coligny Beach Park on Hilton Head Island, S.C., watching the waves generated by Hurricane Sandy near the time of high tide on Saturday morning, Oct. 27, 2012. Hurricane Sandy _ upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm _ was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/The Island Packet, Jay Karr)

AP Photo/The Island Packet, Jay Karr

APTOPIX Superstorm A satellite image of Sandy is shown at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Early Saturday, the storm was about 335 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. Tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's East Coast, along with parts of coastal North and South Carolina and the Bahamas. Tropical storm watches were issued for coastal Georgia and parts of South Carolina, along with parts of Florida and Bermuda. Sandy is projected to hit the Atlantic Coast early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

AP Photo/Alan Diaz

APTOPIX Superstorm Sandy High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Superstorm Senior hurricane specialist Dan Brown tracks Sandy as he prepares the 11:00 EDT advisory at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Early Saturday, the storm was about 335 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. Tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's East Coast, along with parts of coastal North and South Carolina and the Bahamas. Tropical storm watches were issued for coastal Georgia and parts of South Carolina, along with parts of Florida and Bermuda. Sandy is projected to hit the Atlantic Coast early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

AP Photo/Alan Diaz

A marina worker rinses off a fishing boat pulled out from the Indian River at the Indian River Marina in Delaware, Md. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic coast. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Large waves generated by Hurricane Sandy crash into Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 as the storm moves up the east coast. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

A surfer kicks out at the top of a wave after a ride, Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla. Hurricane Sandy, upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm, was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack)

AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack

The empty shelves Saturday afternoon at a Giant Food in Germantown, Md. (WTOP/Michael Jakaitis)

WTOP/Michael Jakaitis

A sign posted on the door of a Safeway in Bethesda, Md. The store had low supplies of bottled water and was out of milk by 2 p.m. Saturday. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)

WTOP/Laurie Cantillo

Superstorm Resident Brian Dougherty looks at the waves from the beach in Ocean City, Md., as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic Coast, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Superstorm A restaurant worker piles sand bags at the entrance of the business as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic Coast, in Ocean City, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Superstorm Store manager L.P. Cyburt, right, gets help boarding up the windows of the business as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic Coast, in Ocean City, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Hurricane Sandy A pelican flies with the wind produced by hurricane Sandy's outer bands at Haulover Beach on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Miami. Florida's officials are warning residents and visitors of dangerous rip currents as Hurricane Sandy moves north. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Florida east coast from Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach and Lake Okeechobee. Tropical storm watches have been issued for the Florida east coast from north of Flagler beach to Fernandina Beach and the Upper Keys as well as Florida Bay. MAGS OUT(AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago)

AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago

A storm preparation sign displayed in the entrance of Home Depot in Alexandria, Va. on South Pickett Street. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)

WTOP/Kathy Stewart

Tropical Weather-Aftermath Locals walk across the flooded streets of La Plaine, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy caused flooding and claimed three lives. Hurricane Sandy roared across Cuba overnight, making landfall as a powerful 115-mph storm. Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince is still feeling the ripple effects, with gusty continuing rain as the Sandy makes its way towards the Bahamas. MAGS OUT(AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste)

AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste

Tropical Weather A Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue truck drives past a lifeguard stand on an empty beach, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hurricane Sandy was expected to churn through the central and northwest Bahamas late Thursday and early Friday. It also might bring tropical storm conditions along the southeastern Florida coast, the Upper Keys and Florida Bay by Friday morning. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

Tropical Weather-Aftermath A man removes mud from his tap tap with flood water caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in La Plaine, Haiti, as residents of the Port-au-Prince neighbor tried to recover from the aftermath of the storm, which claimed three lives. Hurricane Sandy roared across Cuba overnight, making landfall as a powerful 115-mph storm. Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince is still feeling the ripple effects, with gusty rain continuing as the Sandy makes its way towards the Bahamas. MAGS OUT(AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste)

AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste

Hurricane Sandy A surfer, rear left, takes advantage of waves produced by hurricane Sandy's outer bands at Haulover Beach in Miami as the Bal Harbour police patrol the area on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Florida's officials are warning residents and visitors of dangerous rip currents as Hurricane Sandy moves north.Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Florida east coast from Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach and Lake Okeechobee. Tropical storm watches have been issued for the Florida east coast from north of Flagler beach to Fernandina Beach and the Upper Keys as well as Florida Bay. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago) MAGS OUT

Hurricane Sandy A pelican flies with the wind produced by hurricane Sandy's outer bands at Haulover Beach on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Miami. Florida's officials are warning residents and visitors of dangerous rip currents as Hurricane Sandy moves north. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Florida east coast from Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach and Lake Okeechobee. Tropical storm watches have been issued for the Florida east coast from north of Flagler beach to Fernandina Beach and the Upper Keys as well as Florida Bay. MAGS OUT(AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago)

AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago

Tropical Weather A surfer rides a large wave at the inlet in Boynton Beach, Fla. late Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy was expected to churn through the central and northwest Bahamas late Thursday and early Friday. It also might bring tropical storm conditions along the southeastern Florida coast, the Upper Keys and Florida Bay by Friday morning. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

AP Photo/J Pat Carter

SANDY A driver maneuvers his classic American car along a wet road as a wave crashes against the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

Cuba Tropical Weather A fallen placard lies on the ground after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

AP Photo/Franklin Reyes

Cuba Tropical Weather Resident Antonio Garces tries to recover his belongings from his house destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Aguacate, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

AP Photo/Franklin Reyes

Cuba Tropical Weather A woman washes her clothes in front of her damaged house after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

AP Photo/Franklin Reyes

Cuba Tropical Weather A transit sign that reads in Spanish "Revolution Square" lies on the ground next to a fallen tree after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

AP Photo/Franklin Reyes

Cuba Tropical Weather Soldiers an rescue workers patrol after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

AP Photo/Franklin Reyes

ADDITION Cuba Tropical Weather A woman stands at the entrance of her house in front of a fallen palm tree after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Haiti Tropical Weather A resident carries a metal sheet, part of a damaged house after heavy rains brought by Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Sandy was blamed for the death of an elderly man in Jamaica who was crushed by a boulder. Another man and two women died while trying to cross storm-swollen rivers in southwestern Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

APTOPIX Cuba Tropical Weather Tourists sit on a bus as they tour the city as a wave crashes against the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

APTOPIX Haiti Tropical Weather A woman cries out in front of her flooded house caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains and blistering winds. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

Haiti Tropical Weather Residents wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains and blistering winds. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

Haiti Tropical Weather Residents wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains and blistering winds. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery