Hurricane Sandy strengthened before dawn this morning and remains on course to hit Canada tonight with howling winds and drenching rain after blowing through the U.S. eastern seaboard.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Sandy is “expected to bring life-threatening storm surge and coastal hurricanes winds plus heavy Appalachian snows.”
Major flooding has been reported in Atlantic City, N.J. and pieces of the city’s famed boardwalk have been photographed floating down roads.
As of 11 a.m. Hurricane Sandy remains about 415 kilometres southeast of New York City.
Hundreds of Air Canada flights have already been affected and the airline is advising travellers to check the status of their flight ahead of time.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre expects the so-called Frankenstorm to punish parts of southern and eastern Ontario and western Quebec with potentially damaging winds up to 100 kilometres per hour.
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| A truck drives through water pushed over a road by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York, October 29, 2012. |
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