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The time to prep for Hurricane Sandy has already passed, warns FEMA


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There’s little left to do, but wait for the storm to come and hopefully pass. Sit tight if you’re away from home as it will be likely be several days before transportation is running regularly.

From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most heavily populated corridor in the nation, with forecasters warning that the New York area could get the worst of it -- an 11-foot wall of water.

"The time for preparing and talking is about over," Federal Emergency Management Administrator Craig Fugate said as Hurricane Sandy made its way up the Atlantic on a collision course with two other weather systems that could turn it into one of the most fearsome storms on record in the U.S. "People need to be acting now."

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