UNDATED (AP) — With a fearsome superstorm threatening the Eastern Seaboard, several governors are declaring states of emergency and urging coastal residents to move inland.
Among them is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. He's ordered the evacuations of all Atlantic City casinos and the state's barrier islands by tomorrow afternoon. He's also closing state parks.
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Purdue has declared a state of emergency for some coastal areas. There's concern that a temporary bridge built after Hurricane Irene last year could be washed out again, cutting off Hatteras Island.
New York City is considering whether to shut down any of its public transportation, as it did during Irene.
Airlines are predicting cancellations and waiving change fees for passengers who want to reschedule.
The danger is not just from Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to come ashore early Tuesday somewhere around Delaware. As it moves inland, forecasters say Sandy will run into two winter weather systems, potentially creating one huge storm. An 800-mile wide swath of the country could see 50 mph winds.
Torrential rains are also predicted, and in some places, snow.
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185-w-29-(Julie Walker, AP correspondent, with Ali Baba, owner Nostrand Deli Farm)--Residents in New York are getting ready for Hurricane Sandy. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports. (27 Oct 2012)
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169-a-16-(Chris Landsea (LAND'-see), meteorologist, National Hurricane Center, in AP interview)-"from the center"-Meteorologist Chris Landsea at the National Hurricane Center says what Hurricane Sandy lacks in strength it makes up for in size. (27 Oct 2012)
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156-a-10-(Chris Landsea (LAND'-see), meteorologist, National Hurricane Center, in AP interview)-"miles per hour"-Meteorologist Chris Landsea at the National Hurricane Center says Sandy is back to hurricane status after briefly weakening to a tropical storm. (27 Oct 2012)
<<CUT *156 (10/27/12)>> 00:10 "miles per hour"
157-a-15-(Chris Landsea (LAND'-see), meteorologist, National Hurricane Center, in AP interview)-"perhaps storm surge"-Meteorologist Chris Landsea at the National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Sandy will combine with other winter storm systems for a bigger-than-usual impact over much of the densely populated Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. (27 Oct 2012)
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134-a-10-(Michael Brennan, hurricane specialist, National Hurricane Center, in AP interview)-"the northeast states"-National Hurricane Center specialist Michael Brennan says Sandy has the potential to become especially destructive by early next week. (27 Oct 2012)
<<CUT *134 (10/27/12)>> 00:10 "the northeast states"
APPHOTO MDJL104: 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) (27 Oct 2012)
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APPHOTO MDJL111: 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) (27 Oct 2012)
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APPHOTO SCHIL102: Beach goers watch waves generated by Hurricane Sandy along a breezy Coligny Beach Park on Hilton Head Island, S.C., 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) (27 Oct 2012)
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