Ottawa and surrounding areas were spared the brunt of “Superstorm Sandy” Monday night.
High winds snapped branches and stripped trees of its leaves, but nothing close to what took place along the U.S. east coast. Flights out of Ottawa, however, are still being impacted.
In Toronto, one woman was killed when a sign struck her after being sent flying through the air by strong winds.
More than 40,000 homes and businesses lost power overnight in Quebec.
Hydro Ottawa tells CTV they have sent a dozen workers to Connecticut to help with the situation there.
Ottawa Fire Service says an overnight porch fire at 5241 Saumure Rd. had to be attacked aggressively as wind gusts increased the risk of flames spreading to the rest of the house. Fire officials say they were able to keep it contained to the porch area.
The storm is expected to weaken even more as it approaches Cornwall, Ottawa and Montreal. Meteorologists are predicting more rain for the Ottawa area with wind gusts between 30 and 50km/hr. Precipitation is expected to last until Friday.
Sandy is still extremely wide, and its effects will be felt as far east as the Maritimes.
Billions in damage to U.S.
The effects of Sandy are far worse in the United States. 2 million people are without power in New York State with another 4 million without power from the Carolinas to Ohio to New England.
A blizzard is hitting West Virginia Tuesday morning, dumping 30 to 60 cm of snow across the state, with more snow at higher elevations.
The power failures in NYC forced the New York University Tisch hospital to evacuate, sending 200 patients, including those on respirators and infants in intensive care, to other hospitals where generators were working.
Large areas of New York city and Atlantic City, New Jersey are flooded.
At least 50 buildings were destroyed by fire overnight in the Queens borough of New York City.
The storm killed at least 30 people in the U.S.
Damage is estimated at $10 billion.
