hurricane sandy

Watch coverage of Hurricane Sandy as it pounds New York and New Jersey.  This live stream below is from CBS News:

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Residents should stay home unless it's an emergency, according to the City of Utica.

Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit land tonight on the East Coast.  You can watch the storm on several live webcams set up in New York City and New Jersey.

Hurricane Sandy is shaping up to be a storm of historic proportions.  Power companies from across the United States are converging on the Northeast Coast to help restore electric services following the onslaught of the storm.

As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the northeast, the lines that bring cable television, as well as phone and internet service, may be brought down by high winds.  Time Warner Cable has provided the following advice should your cable go out.

Hurricane Sandy is causing several school districts across Central New York to cancel classes.  We've got the growing list on our School Closings page.

If you have travel plans on Amtrak be advised that the train service has cancelled Northeast Corridor service due to Hurricane Sandy starting at 7 this evening (Sunday) and continuing through tomorrow, Monday. Greyhound Bus has also cancelled several routes due to impending storm.

New York, New Jersey and other coastal states announced evacuations of citizens living in low-lying coastal areas on Sunday, as Hurricane Sandy and an accompanying storm surge threatened the East Coast of the United States.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The threat of high winds, heavy rains or worse is prompting a warning from Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente.

Atlantic City, NJ (WIBX) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is ordering evacuations of all barrier islands in the state and coastal areas from Sandy Hook to Cape May, New Jersey, including Atlantic City.

Hurricane Sandy has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but forecasters warn that doesn't mean there won't be widespread devastation. Wind gusts are expected to be 75 m.p.h when it makes landfall.

It appears to be a foregone conclusion that New Jersey will bear the brunt of Hurricane Sandy as the storm is forecast to make landfall somewhere north of Cape May.  The current storm track puts the eye of the storm directly over Central New York later this week.