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'''Hurricane Sandy''' was predicted (in late October 2012) to arrive "somewhere along the East Coast late Sunday into early Monday, is anticipated to affect 50-60 million people along the East Coast."<ref>http://levittown.patch.com/articles/governor-tom-corbett-declares-a-state-of-emergency#photo-11923234</ref>
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'''Hurricane Sandy''' was a tropical storm combined with a land-based weather system (on October 29-30 2012) that was predicted to arrive "somewhere along the East Coast late Sunday into early Monday, is anticipated to affect 50-60 million people along the East Coast."<ref>http://levittown.patch.com/articles/governor-tom-corbett-declares-a-state-of-emergency#photo-11923234</ref> It killed at least 11 people.<ref name=cnn>{{cite new|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|title=Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead|first=Matt|last=Smith|work=CNN|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=October 30,2012}}</ref> The storm caused more than 2.8 million power outages across the Northeast.<ref name=cnn/>
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The Governor of Pennsylvania declared a State of Emergency Saturday night.  Other emergencies have been declared in Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington D.C., with widespread power outages expected.
 
The Governor of Pennsylvania declared a State of Emergency Saturday night.  Other emergencies have been declared in Maryland, New York, Virginia and Washington D.C., with widespread power outages expected.
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