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  • O'Connell's Restaurant General Manager Doug Gruenberg carries sand bags to put into place at the restaurant's doorsteps in Old Town Alexandria, Va., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, while Hurricane Sandy makes it's way north along the Atlantic coast. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

    McDonnell: 'It's still a very dangerous weather situation'

    Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell told residents Monday afternoon that the worst was still to come from Hurricane Sandy — especially in Northern Virginia, where Sandy's effects are supposed to grow stronger by Tuesday morning.


  • A car hydroplanes in standing water northbound on the George Washington Memorial Parkway neat Gravelly Point in Alexandria on Monday as Hurricane Sandy smashes the Atlantic Coast with devastating winds and heavy rain. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

    Trees downed by hurricane force roads to close

    A handful of roads were closed due to high water or downed trees Monday afternoon as Hurricane Sandy moved into the D.C. area, though the storm was expected to wreak far more havoc on the region into Tuesday.


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