The Hurricane Sandy which hit today has now grown to 1,000 miles wide and is increasing in speed as it hurtles towards New Jersey where it is expected to make landfall later today.
Already, thousands of Britons were stranded in America as the biggest storm in US history closed in at speeds of 85mph and threatened to wipe out swathes of the East Coast when it hits in around two hours.
The Hurricane Sandy is set to affect up to 50 million people, forcing the shutdown of transport networks, schools and financial markets in New York City and beyond, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, heavy rain and a surging 11ft wall of water.
According to mail online, New York is due to feel the effects from 2pm local time (6pm GMT). The storm will peak tonight and then subside in the early hours of the morning.
No one at home: An abandoned home is inundated with water at Shinnecock Bay in Southampton on Long Island, New York, on Monday
Here it comes: Waves wash over the sea wall near high tide at Battery Park in Manhattan, New York, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast on Monday morning
Coming through: Waves wash over the sea wall near high tide at Battery Park in Manhattan, New York, on Monday, with New Jersey in the background
Watch out: A man looks at the rising tides in Battery Park as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in Manhattan, New York, with the Statue of Liberty in the distance
Keep away: Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the dunes on Monday morning in Cape May, New Jersey, as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive
Wet wet wet: Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach and across Beach Avenue on Monday morning in Cape May, New Jersey
Highway maintenance: Police and firefighters respond to a downed street light on the Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive in Manhattan, New York
No movement: With only a security officer in the station, sandbags block the entry to the closed Staten Island Ferry in New York. All public transportation has been closed
Little activity: A New York police officer guards a closed subway entrance in downtown Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York
Elsewhere: The U.S. Capitol Building and Pennsylvania Avenue are seen on Monday morning, as heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy arrives in Washington D.C.
Up north: Spectators watch the surf hit the sea wall as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Monday morning
Trying for a picture: A spectator watches and tries to photograph the surf hitting the sea wall as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast in Lynn, Massachusetts
Having fun: Lifelong Cape May residents Andy Becica (left) and Peter Wilson (right) stand in rough surf along the Atlantic Ocean on Monday morning in New Jersey
(credit:: Mail online)
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