Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow to a wide area on the U.S. East Coast.
Hurricane Sandy whips up waves in the Atlantic off the coast of Kitty Hawkk, N.C., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy leaves much of Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland under water, including this boat ramp along the Assateague Channel, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012..
As Hurricane Sandy approaches landfall, these mallards are seeking refuge on the already flooded marshes in Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine, on Oct. 29, 2012.
Overwash at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., from Hurricane Sandy at about 4 p.m. ET Monday, Oct. 29.
Spc. Brett Hyde, Tomb Sentinel, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), takes his twenty-one steps across a water soaked mat while guarding the Tomb during Hurricane Sandy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct. 29, 2012. The Tomb is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Snow, rain, wind or heat has never stopped the Tomb Sentinels from guarding the tomb for over 64 years.
Spc. Brett Hyde, Tomb Sentinel, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), maintains his vigil during Hurricane Sandy while guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct., 29, 2012.
A Firing Party from Delta Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), leaves the columbarium area after conducting a funeral for a Veteran at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct. 29, 2012, amid rain from Hurricane Sandy.
Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), load sand bags onto pallets in preparation for Hurricane Sandy at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 29, 2012.
Storm surge floods a section of Coast Guard Station New York, located on Staten Island, as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York Harbor, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
Tug vessels steam into New York Harbor through heavy wind and rough waters as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York Harbor, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012
Wood and other debris slams onto the shore of Staten Island, N.Y., as Hurricane Sandy approaches in New York Harbor, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
Waves crash ashore near the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn, N.Y., ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall on Monday, Oct. 29.
Waves from Hurricane Sandy pound Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina.
A brave slicker-wearing soul photographs waves churned up by Hurricane Sandy in Nags Head, North Carolina.
Gusty winds create chaos in the Atlantic, shown in this image taken from Rye, N.H.
Rough seas seen here on Oct. 29, 2012, from Rye, N.H., as Hurricane Sandy moves up the East Coast.
Hurricane Sandy's winds pulled off the front of this 4-floor apartment building in New York City on eighth avenue between 14th and 15th streets.
Damage from Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Monday, Oct. 29.
Waves crash ashore as Hurricane Sandy pushes ashore. This photo was taken in the evening of Monday, Oct. 29, in New York City.
The Hudson River overflows in New York City on Oct. 29, 2012.
People watch the Hudson River churning from Hurricane Sandy at 58th street and Hudson in New York City on the evening of Oct. 29.
Ahead of Hurricane Sandy, children in Park Slope, Brooklyn, stand in front of a boarded-up grocery store.
Hurricane Sandy obscures the New York skyline in this photograph taken Oct. 29.
The lights go out in Manhatten even as Brooklyn stays bright as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall on the night of Oct. 29.
The day after Hurricane Sandy blew through, Brooklyn still holds a chill in the air. This image was taken at about 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Another spooky-sky image from Brooklyn on Tuesday, Oct. 30, day after Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy is on the horizon in this image taken Sunday, Oct. 28, looking south from Brooklyn, N.Y.
WINTHROP, MA - OCTOBER 29: Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow to a wide area on the U.S. East Coast.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 29 - People walk down a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie’s emergency declaration is shutting down the city’s casinos and 30,000 residents were ordered to evacuate.
A man watches as the tidal surgre begins to cover the beach in Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land. Officials warned that the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter.
A woman walks down the promenade along the East River in New York on October 29, 2012 as New Yorkers venture out as Hurricane Sandy prepares to make landfall.
A car goes through standing water along the FDR Drive along East River area October 29, 2012 as New Yorkers venture out into the conditiions during Hurricane Sandy.
