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Dangerous storm surge expected in areas hurt by Sandy

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    Jonathan Hunt reports from Lower Manhattan

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Big problem -- this blizzard is the surge.

That forecasters say it will bring up to a seven foot storm surge in specific areas.

Expected -- there was there's still recovering from -- tropical I should -- super storm sandy.

Our team fox coverage continues with a -- It's funny stuff and what.

He's way down on the tip of Manhattan Battery Park in lower Manhattan that got flooded during the super storm -- -- looking down their job.

While show -- in terms of snow would not too bad right now it's picked up a little bit over the last thirty minutes or so -- -- you can say still really only a dusting of snow.

I have the most about it and shouldn't and -- itself tickets to right now occur by the storm's surge so is a big concern.

Across the entire region.

Now take a look at these figures these are the sort of storm surge figures were expecting and those -- expected to hit its -- write a -- now.

Long Island will be the hottest -- in terms of the storm surge.

And across this region of course -- this is hitting all of these areas.

Was so badly affected by super storms -- many people not yet back in their homes in these areas trying to rebuild.

This no this storm's surge these winds that none of that is going to help them this is Missouri on top of -- -- for a lot of the victims.

Of super -- -- now having to face up to this huge snowstorm.

From the updates I've been watching all day Jonathan from the mayor's office and beyond it looks like new York city police is pretty well prepared.

Well -- Mike Bloomberg certainly says -- city is very well prepared he says they have.

All the -- trucks available -- -- -- that they need.

Available old old day the salt trucks took.

Put that sold on to the roads and he says nobody should be packing a bag anything this time round.

At least a whole gas shortages as we saw in the wake of -- storms sandy listen to the -- There is no need to panic buying of gas for your car is all indications are the gas supplies plentiful and distributors.

This deliveries will not be disrupted.

But it appears not everybody is listening to that a lot of people in this area as you well know -- have all full memories of waiting.

I hours online full week after week after week in the wake of super -- -- and we're already hearing reports from across this region.

That there on gas shortages some gas stations running out.

Mayor Bloomberg says that's not a problem it might be a problem just for a couple of days -- getting the tankers to the gas stations but they will top them up.

On top of this though he says everybody.

Should be careful this is not super stole the -- -- but that does not mean it cannot cut.

And it cannot panic cannot kill the -- says the best advice for everybody tonight stay home.

Watch a movie eat whatever you've got in the kitchen just stay at a home -- Jonathan Hunt in lower Manhattan.

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