Along the East Coast of the U.S., they're bracing for Hurricane Sandy which is on track to make landfall on Monday.<br/> <br />Don Hughes and others in Point Pleasant, New Jersey spent most of the day boarding up their homes.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Don Hughes, Point Pleasant, New Jersey resident , Saying:<br/> <br />" I guess statistically they are saying it is going to hit pretty hard and...going to have a lot of water damage. That is definitely for sure. You can see how quickly it is coming up already and everybody is anticipating a lot of water."<br/> <br />Parts of New Jersey, New York, and Ocean City Maryland have been ordered to evacuate ahead of a storm forecasters predict will deliver battering winds, dangerous flooding and even heavy snowfall.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Janise Mcafee, Nurse, Ocean City, Maryland resident saying:<br/> <br />"I wanted to ride it out here on the beach but then when I found out there was a mandatory evacuation I have to leave the area where I am staying. I decided that, well, I don't have an option so I had to leave. I would love to just stay here."<br/> <br />A voluntary evacuation is in place for residents in low lying areas. Jeff Loftus of Ocean Pines Maryland has a house says he's already had some flooding.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Jeff Loftus of Ocean Pines Maryland,<br/> <br />"I just got another load of sandbags to put around the doors to keep the water out, I have got the generator ready to go and we are going to sit there and ride it out. No place else to go."<br/> <br />The sheer size of the storm means its effects could be felt from the mid-Atlantic states to New England . And officials are warning Americans to be prepared for power outtages that could last for days.
