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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- As a large section of the nation sits at a standstill as Hurricane Sandy makes its way up the East Coast, traffic in and out of airports and train stations from North Carolina to Boston has been virtually shut down, and may not be back in service until later this week.Nearly 7,000 flights have been cancelled in anticipation of the storm's arrival, most of which are either from, or to, one of the hubs in Sandy's path. These cancellations are creating a ripple effect that is being felt across the entire country, forcing delays as far west as Seattle and San Francisco.The eye of Sandy is forecast to make landfall late Monday night in Atlantic City, N.J., bringing with it life-threatening storm surges and intense winds and rain, all of which will cripple transportation.The passengers who have become stranded as the storm slowly makes its way north are for the most part taking the delays in stride."It's not the airlines' fault, you can't really control the weather," one passenger in San Francisco said. "Just go with the flow."On Sunday, Jet Blue and United Airlines moved their planes out of the strike zone, where they will remain until Tuesday. But at low-lying airports like New York's LaGuardia and JFK, there is also concern about the storm's surge."The thing were going to be watching very, very closely is the flooding and the flood potential here in New York," Jet Blue COO Rob Maruster said. "With these airports basically at sea level, that poses a major risk to us."Maruster said that the delays at the airport are likely to last through later this week."It'll take us a couple days, probably until at least Thursday, if not Friday, to get back to normal with something this large," he said.Meanwhile, plans to travel via train have been derailed, as Amtrak has shut down all East Coast service. On a typical day, over 300 trains would be running.For now, travelers are just going to have to wait. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
Governments, business and residents have been affected. Many worked through the early part of the week to prepare to ride out the storm. The storm…
NHC Atlantic Outlook ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO...LOCATED ABOUT 245 MILES EAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS HONDURAS...AND ON TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE...LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 770 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN NNNN
