Millions without power: Millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of New York City in the dark.
Disaster declared in New York: President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in New York City and Long Island.
16 dead: Officials blamed at least 16 deaths on the storm — five in New York, three each in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, two in Connecticut, and one each in Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia. Three of the victims were children, one just 8 years old.
Air traffic grounded: The three major airports in the New York area — LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Kennedy — remained shut down Tuesday. Airlines canceled around 12,500 flights because of the storm, a number that was expected to grow.
Financial markets closed: Trading at the New York Stock Exchange was canceled again Tuesday — the first time the exchange suspended operations for two consecutive days due to weather since an 1888 blizzard struck the city.
Storm moves west: The massive storm reached well into the Midwest: Chicago officials warned residents to stay away from the Lake Michigan shore as the city prepares for winds of up to 60 mph and waves exceeding 24 feet well into Wednesday.
What's Next: Remnants of the former Category 1 hurricane were forecast to head across Pennsylvania before taking another sharp turn into western New York by Wednesday morning. The massive storm — which caused wind warnings from Florida to Canada — will continue to bring heavy rain and local flooding, said Daniel Brown, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
