My area was hit was probably the worst storm i've ever witnessed. 70 mph winds tore through my town making a WRECK of it. There was 300,000 people on Long Island without power. I was one of them, however, we had a backup generator so we were able to avoid the darkness. The rest of my neighborhood wasnt so lucky.

Trees fell ALL OVER my town, blocking roads. Getting around was a nightmare. Streets I've been traveling on since I was born were completely destroyed. All the traffic lights were out as well, and some houses were ripped down to their bare studs. Luckily our own home substained NO damage, and looking around my town, it's pretty clear how unbelievably lucky we are.

Really it looked like something out of a movie. I would of liked to have gotten some pictures of my town, but they cleaned it up too fast. But I was able to get 15 or so pictures of my immediate area. The downed tree is literally 100 feet from my front door. The FDNY firefighters I caught with my camera were walking ON MY FRONT LAWN when the pictures were taken. This is how close I was to the destruction.

To get a good idea of how dark it was on the ground, one picture shows it pretty well. The Damn night sky was BRIGHTER then the damn ground.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45988720@N04/

Anyone else in the north east have storm stories?