Posted on 10/31/2012 1:02:40 PM PDT by sickoflibs
Gov. Martin O’Malley called Hurricane Sandy a “violent storm” and ordered Marylanders off roads and highways because deaths may occur.
Sandy is expected to bring wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour and dump as much as eight inches of rain between Monday and Wednesday — making it one of the most powerful storms in Maryland in recent memory.
O'Malley said the storm will be "unlike any storm we've had to weather."
“Hurricane Sandy is going to come over Maryland, she’s going to sit on top of Maryland and beat on Maryland for a good 24 to 36 hours,” O’Malley said bluntly during a press conference at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency in Reisterstown. “There will be people who die and are killed in this storm.”
MORE: Travel comes to standstill in Baltimore area
O’Malley said he is ordering and urging Marylanders to stay off roads for the next 36 hours. Across the state, 23 shelters are open for those in emergency situations.
O’Malley expects transportation officials to close the Bay Bridge sometime on Monday as wind intensifies.
As a result of the storm, widespread power outages are anticipate from Virginia through Maine and as far west as Michigan.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and Pepco have both brought in outside crews to help restore power lines, but O’Malley said repairs can’t begin until the worst of the storm is past.
“What most of us have figured out by now is that Maryland is right in the cross hairs of this very, very violent storm called Hurricane Sandy,” he said.
It’s a tough contest for “worst Governor” but it looks like O’Malley is trying his hardest to win.
O’malley is a lazy, lying, piece of shit.
I’m from Charles County, MD. and I approved this message.
” It’s a tough contest for “worst Governor” but it looks like O’Malley is trying his hardest to win.”
Yeah, he is looking good : )
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