<p>Reports are … one man died in Connecticut and New York State officials say there have been five deaths in the state, three children in Westchester County, one death in Ulster County, and one death in Queens.</p>
<p>Water levels almost 14 feet / storm surge in Battery - lower end of Manhattan Island.</p>
<p>via my local weather blog guy and he posted a picture - The Associated Press is reporting water is now inundating the Ground Zero construction site in lower Manhattan…via AP on Twitter.</p>
<p>BC EAgle thanks for posting. I talked to my elderly parents near UConn earlier. they were fine but without power. Texted DS who is at BC earlier today. No Internet but still had power. Haven’t been able to get him via text for about four hours so I feel better knowing things are slowing down in Boston. Maybe his phone is dead or he gave up and just went to bed.</p>
<p>N. Va. here and we seem to have passed thru the worst that we are going to get. And we never lost power! Not yet, any way. Wonder of wonders.</p>
<p>My lights are flickering right now – getting a little nervous!</p>
<p>Does anyone know things in Philadelphia? I could not contact my D.</p>
<p>Just got Word in from the BC area. Power never went out. Internet is back. Worst of storm has passed…</p>
<p>Just had a look at how my town is doing.</p>
<p>Several roads are closed and power is out to about 15% of the town. Things look okay outside and I think that I’m going to head home shortly. It looks like it might be drizzling and wind speeds are around 10 MPH.</p>
<p>I just got call from my D. She said it’s not that bad in her dorm area.</p>
<p>My son lost power in his apt in S midtown. He said south of 34th St, as far as he can see to World Trade center, every building(besides Langone Medical Center) is dark. My D faces north on Sixth Ave towards Times Sq and she sees lights and her building has power.</p>
<p>Just turned on the Weather Channel…and the first commercial I saw was for Serve Pro. That was quick.
On another note, NYU’s FB page has reported no injuries, little damage. Power out and kids are told to shelter in place, but all appear safe…and meals were served tonight!</p>
<p>My town in SW CT 80% without power. We have multiple trees down.
Long Beach Island, NJ ocean breaching dunes up and down the island. There was flooding all day, but anticipated to be worst with high tide tonight.</p>
<p>I just looked out my skylight and saw a full moon! Really? I’m in upstate NY where there is a state of emergency! Things are minimal here. But maybe that will change. Hope not.</p>
<p>Count me among those surprised (but relieved) for how little has happened locally. So far, the windows haven’t even rattled, and it has barely even rained. So much for all of that worry. </p>
<p>Feeling sorry for those down in NYC, Delaware, and New Jersey. Several college friends/acquaintances from those areas have reported down trees crushing cars, porches, etc.</p>
<p>Cool Weather: Talked to my daughter in Philadelphia around 9 pm. Lots of rain and wind, but no flooding in her area and she still had power. Said she spent the day at home.</p>
<p>Good to hear Bromfield. Thanks.</p>
<p>My son lives close to Times Square (not sure exactly what street - I could find it, but don’t send mail there) and still has power. Said it’s been wet and windy, but no damage yet.</p>
<p>Still no details from my family who had to evacuate their home on Long Beach (NY). It has certainly flooded and they’d lost their dock and deck before they left last night. But how bad the flooding will be is still unknown since they can’t go back until probably Wednesday :(</p>
<p>The worst news so far, I think: NYU Medical Center, a major hospital around East 30th Street, is being evacuated because the backup generator failed. It’s apparently chaos there, with dozens of ambulances showing up to try to help.</p>
<p>Just got back home. There was one puddle which I didn’t see but was driving slow enough to drive out of and twigs on the on and off ramps but that was it. I didn’t see any branches or trees down in our neighborhood but stuck to the highway anyways. The wind was very mild and I would categorize the rain as drizzle.</p>
<p>I would say that it was milder than advertised for Northern New England but that it packed a truly powerful punch south of here.</p>