This aerial photo made from a helicopter shows storm damage from Sandy over the Atlantic Coast in Mantoloking, N.J., Wednesday. The photo was made from a helicopter behind the helicopter carrying President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as they viewed storm damage from superstorm Sandy. DOUG MILLS/AP Photo, Pool
A boat tossed into a neighborhood in the wake of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, in Cedar Bonnet Island, N.J. Power is still out and residents who evacuated the island are still not being allowed back in. Sandy is considered responsible for at least six deaths across the state of New Jersey in addition to power outages. ROBERT RAY/AP Photo
This Tuesday photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an aerial view of the roller coaster from the Seaside Heights amusement park on the New Jersey shore submerged in surf, taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard. By late Tuesday, the winds and flooding inflicted by the fast-weakening superstorm Sandy had subsided, leaving at least 55 people dead along the Atlantic Coast and splintering beachfront homes and boardwalks from the mid-Atlantic states to southern New England. Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/AP Photo/U.S. Air Force
In its tear of destruction, the megastorm Sandy left parts of New Jersey's beloved shore in tatters, sweeping away beaches, homes, boardwalks and amusement parks, the Associated Press reports.
Thanks for tuning in since Monday to these video/photo blogs. You can see the previous three entries
here. Unless there is a major development on the East Coast, I will be resuming my usual Friday weather blogging topic (yes, football weather forecasts!).
--Althea Peterson
Trees Fall During Storm, Fire Starts
New York Mayor Bloomberg: 500K Customers Still Without Power
National Guard Searches for Survivors in New Jersey Town
New Yorkers Wait on Long Lines for Buses
Gas Lines Stretch for More Than Hour
NYC Subways Return, Commuters Happy
First Flight Lands at LaGuardia After Sandy
Post-Sandy Traffic Gridlocks NYC
Stranded Cruise Passengers Reach Boston
PS: If you are interested in donating to help Sandy victims, our own Action Line reporter Phil Mulkin has mailing addresses, phone numbers, websites and more of trustworthy charities helping the cause. You can read more on ways to help
here. Also, he talks about ways to avoid Sandy charity scams
here.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources technician Adam Wose and boat crew Keith Lindermann deploys sample pump and YSI meter from the Patuxent River aboard the research vessel Kerhin on Thursday. The monthly sampling cruise of the river is providing data on the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the river. JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AP Photo
Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter volunteer, Martha Iskyan, right, of Fountain Hills, Ariz., gives a hug to her husband Howard Iskyan, as she gets ready to board a flight to Philadelphia and eventually to the affected areas hit by Hurricane Sandy, Wednesday in Phoenix. Iskyan, who will spend two to three weeks supervising volunteers providing mental health services, is the first Red Cross volunteer from Arizona to be deployed to the relief efforts.ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP Photo
Homes in Fenwick Island, Del. are surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday. Officials said Fenwick Island and nearby Bethany Beach appeared to be among the hardest-hit parts of the state. RANDALL CHASE/AP Photo
A Portion of Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, New Jersey is underwater Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Sandy blew across the New Jersey barrier islands. CLEM MURRAY/AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer
A car tries to drive under a tree that fell across Cleft Road as a result of the powerful winds of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, in Mill Neck, N.Y. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. KATHY KMONICEK/AP Photo
