By ALTHEA PETERSON Staff Writer on Oct 29, 2012, at 3:13 PM Updated on 11/02 at 11:39 AM
WEATHER WORLD
While I do these reports weekly with the release of the U.S. Drought Monitor map, here's a reminder for those just tuning ...
A scene from the Oklahoma-filmed movie 'Twister' to lead-in to this topic:
When the movie's character who doesn't ...
It's not a Tulsa urban legend, myth or a running joke: It really does rain every year (since 2008) at downtown's Mayfest.
And ...
Ocean waves kick up near homes along Peggoty Beach in Scituate, Mass. Monday. 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. ELISE AMENDOLA/AP Photo
Al Daisey walks in the flood water in front of his home as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday 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. ALEX BRANDON/AP Photo
A woman reacts to waves crashing over a seawall in Narragansett, R.I., Monday. 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. STEVEN SENNE/AP Photo
The Hudson River swells and rises over the banks of the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday. 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. CHARLES SYKES/AP Photo
One World Trade Center, right, peeks through a light rain as water from the Hudson River creeps up on Pier A Park with the expected arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, N.J., Monday. 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. JULIO CORTEZ/AP Photo
Sandbags and tape block the entrance to the PATH train station in Hoboken, N.J., where officials have shut down train service in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, Monday. 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. JULIO CORTEZ/AP Photo
Storm surge hits a small tree as winds from Hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday. 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. JESSICA HILL/AP Photo
Waves crash over the bow of a tug boat as it passes near the Statue of Liberty in New York Monday as rough water as the result of Hurricane Sandy churned the waters of New York Harbor. 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. CRAIG RUTTLE/AP Photo
Dark clouds loom over the Manhattan skyline on Monday in New York. The projected path of Hurricane Sandy put New York City and Long Island in the danger zone for a huge surge of seawater made more fearsome by high tides and a full moon. 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. PETER MORGAN/AP Photo
A massive Hurricane Sandy lashed the Eastern United States with relentless rains and severe wind gusts and was expected to become an epic superstorm when it finally makes landfall in New Jersey sometime early evening Monday and combines with two other weather systems, the Associated Press reports.
Below are some videos from the Associated Press.
--Althea Peterson
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.
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