Psicologia Clinica

Superstorm Sandy

Stores across the Northeast were packed with shoppers as people prepared for what could be a historic blizzard set to arrive on Friday. In Reading, Massachusetts, residents werepreparing for several feet of snow that could leave them stuck in their homes for days. Nearly 3,000 flights were canceled in anticipation of the storm as emergency crews geared up for inclementweather, most of which was expected late Friday into Saturday. Amtrak canceled many trips in the Northeast corridor. The rail transit company said on its website that northbound service from New York's PennStation would be suspended after 1 p.m Friday. Boston could see snowfall of 2 to 3 inches per hour, as frigid gusts swirl across the region. The most severe weather is expected to hit Massachusettsbetween 2 and 5 p.m. on Friday. All vehicles must be off the roads by noon on Friday, and Boston's public rail system will halt service at 3:30 p.m. A fleet of 600 snow removers will be manned bymunicipal workers and contractors as authorities gear up for what they say could be a 36-hour storm. A snow emergency went into effect in the southern Connecticut city of Stamford, beginning at 5 p.m. InNew York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the timing of the storm could actually benefit municipal workers. New York's Air National Guard unit on Long Island has some snowmobiles it can deploy to helpwith search and rescue or emergency transportation. If Gov. Andrew Cuomo were to order the National Guard to assist, each of New York's Guard's six operating areas will be ready to deploy 10 Humvees and40 troops trained in disaster response. By late Thursday, the National Weather Service had issued a blizzard warning from 6 a.m. Friday until 1 p.m. Saturday, with wind gusts up to 50 mph, creatingdangerous driving conditions with visibilities near zero in white-out conditions. Consolidated Edison, a main utility company for the New York region, said it is preparing additional crews to deal...