- JFK, Newark airports to reopen with limited service
- Sandy has killed at least 33 people in the United States
- In Queens, a fire is thought to have destroyed 80 houses
- Obama to tour damage in New Jersey on Wednesday
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(CNN) -- Superstorm Sandy has spent much of its fury crashing into homes and trees, and two days after downing power and wrecking cities on the East Coast, the storm's winds have slowed but are still delivering gale force gusts.
The center of the broad swath, with a size that has been compared to that of a large nation, was 50 miles east-northeast of Pittsburgh at 11 p.m. Eastern time, according to the National Weather Service. It continues moving towards Canada.
Its system still reaches from the Appalachians to the Great Lakes and beyond to Canada, and it is triggering winter storm warnings from the mountains of Pennsylvania to those of Eastern Tennessee and North Carolina.
Mountain regions in Maryland and West Virginia should see additional snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches making for total of 1 to 3 feet dropped by the superstorm.
Farther north, the National Weather Service warns of the possibility of continued flooding due to rainfall, and high southerly winds could blow a small storm surge into the upper shores of the eastern Great Lakes.
High tides along the coast will come in on top of what is left of Sandy's storm surge, possibly causing some flooding.
A running CNN tally reflects a steady restoration of power to affected areas, but early Wednesday, nearly 6.3 million customers were still without power in 15 states and Washington.
Here's a look at how Sandy has affected the United States and Canada.
Sandy's trail of devastation -- and it's not over
CONNECTICUT
-- The death toll stands at two, according to state police spokesman Lt J. Paul Vance. The victims -- one of them a firefighter in Easton -- were killed by falling trees.
-- 496,000 customers were without power, according to utilities.
DELAWARE
-- Power is still out for 8,600 customers, authorities said. Delmarva Power said it plans to have power restored by Friday at 6 p.m.
-- Gov. Jack Markell removed driving restrictions Tuesday evening.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
-- Power has nearly been completely restored. 1,730 customers were without power according to CNN's latest tally.
-- Metro transportation bus and rail service is expected to be back to normal for Wednesday morning's commute.
Waking up to floods, fires and darkness after Sandy
MAINE
-- The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the state Wednesday morning, as heavy rainfall is expected to move through, as Sandy heads towards Canada.
-- More than 80% of power outages have been remedied, according to Central Power Maine. About 16,500 customers were still without electricity, according to a CNN tally.
MARYLAND
-- The death toll remains at two.
Transformer explodes in Lower Manhattan -- After a raw sewage leak Tuesday, power has been restored to the processing plant. Howard County said that drinking water was not effected.
-- Utilities said 182,000 customers were without power.
Transit systems struggling to restart
MASSACHUSETTS
-- "Wave goodbye to Sandy!" the National Weather Service office in Boston posted to Twitter early Wednesday. "The effects from this storm gradually come to an end today."
-- Utilities said 111,000 customers were without power.
-- Utilities paired tree removal and power restoration crews, rather than having them work separately, so that work could be done more efficiently.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
-- A flood warning is in effect for the Saco River until Wednesday afternoon.
-- New Hampshire's power suppliers reported 83,000 customers without electricity.
NEW JERSEY
-- Sandy has killed at least six people in the Garden State, according to Gov. Chris Christie.
-- Obama will travel Wednesday to New Jersey to join the governor in widespread viewing damage, talking with people recovering and thanking first responders, the White House said.
-- It will take weeks for rail service to resume on the coastline, according to the New Jersey Transit Rail. Downed trees covered the tracks in many areas, ripping down power lines with them, while other sections of track are washed out.
Service on the Northeast Corridor Line also remains suspended.
-- Amtrak service is to resume Wednesday between Newark and points south, between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, and between Boston and Portland, Maine.
PATH train service -- which typically ferries 245,000 people under the Hudson River to New York City each weekday -- will take six to nine days to restore, Christie said. New Jersey Transit train, bus and light rail service remain suspended, he said.
Newark Liberty International will open Wednesday, but Teterboro airport remains closed.
-- The state was hit the hardest by power outages, and over 2 million customers remain without electricity, according to CNN's tally.
People rescued from roofs of trailer homes in New Jersey
Flights grounded worldwide
The facade of an apartment building collapsed on Monday, October 29, in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Superstorm Sandy smashed ashore in the northeastern United States Monday night, triggering floods, fires and devastation. See more photos of Sandy's destructive path. 
Two men wade through the flooded streets of Brooklyn on Monday as Sandy made landfall. 
Floodwater is pumped out of a building in the financial district of New York on Monday evening. 
A pedestrian walks across a New York street where the power was out late Monday. The storm surge set records in Lower Manhattan, where flooded substations caused a widespread power outage. 
Firefighters use a saw in an attempt to remove a partially collapsed door during the storm in New York on Monday. 
Rising water rushes into an underground parking garage in New York's financial district on Monday. 
A visitor does a cartwheel in the rain in New York's Times Square on Monday, October 29. 
A construction vehicle drives through flooded streets in Brooklyn on Monday as Sandy makes its way north. 
Firefighters evaluate an apartment building in New York City where the front wall collapsed due to Hurricane Sandy on Monday. 
A police car looks out over Manhattan from near the Brooklyn Bridge as Sandy begins to affect the area on Monday. 
People drink at a bar in New York's East Village during the stormy weather on Monday. 
Empty toll booths remain closed on Monday at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in New York. 
New York City firefighters and emergency workers view a collapsing crane hanging from a 90-story residential building in New York on Monday. 
Part of a crane boom is seen hanging off a building under construction in Manhattan on Monday. 
A car goes through standing water along FDR Drive as New Yorkers venture out into the stormy conditions on Monday, October 29. 
A woman walks down the promenade along the East River in New York on Monday. 
The Holland Tunnel in New York is closed due to Hurricane Sandy on Monday. 
Motorists drive on FDR Drive along the banks of the East River in Manhattan on Monday before Hurricane Sandy makes landfall. 
Two people cross the street near the closed Holland Tunnel on Monday as Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast. 
The East River in New York churns as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday. 
Workers close the Holland Tunnel before Hurricane Sandy makes landfall on Monday. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the closing of that tunnel, as well as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, due to flooding concerns. 
People pose outside the sandbagged entrance of the closed Fifth Avenue Apple Store on Monday. 
A man walks near the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn as Hurricane Sandy moves in. 
A woman watches waves crash onto a pier on New York's City Island on Monday. Residents were ordered to evacute the island. 
A jogger runs along East River Drive near the Queensboro Bridge in New York City as a police car closed the area down on Monday. 
The Hudson River comes over the seawall along the West Side Promenade in the Battery Park area of New York City on Monday. 
A tourist stands in Times Square early Monday, October 29, as New Yorkers prepare to endure Hurricane Sandy. 
A sailboat smashes on the rocks after breaking free from its mooring on City Island, New York, on Monday. 
A security guard looks over Times Square on Monday. 
A New York City police officer stands guard at the 42nd Street subway station in Times Square on Monday. 
Dark clouds mask the Manhattan skyline as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York on Monday. 
People walk across a rainy Brooklyn Bridge as New York City braces for Hurricane Sandy's arrival. 
A man watches the waves in New York Harbor from Battery Park on October 29. The core of Sandy's force is supposed to hit the New York area Monday night. 
A man runs to make the last Metro North Train as the last people are cleared out of Grand Central Station on October 28. The MTA began an orderly shutdown of commuter rail and subway service in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. 
People pose for pictures on the Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Queens ahead of the storm on October 29. 
The subway platform at Columbus Circle stands empty after the closure on October 28 due to the storm. 
New York City police officers cordon off the subway entrance at Broadway and 72nd Street as the city shuts down public transportation ahead of the storm on October 28. 
A pedestrian rides past fruit and vegetable stalls covered with tarps on Broadway on October 28. New York braces for Sandy
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Photos: New York braces for Sandy NEW YORK
-- Sandy killed at least 15 people in New York state, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday.
-- The NYPD on Wednesday reported a higher number of fatalities for New York City alone, placing the toll at 22. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had on Tuesday also reported a number higher than the state total.
-- The police department released videos Wednesday to Youtube of helicopter rescues on Staten Island the day before. Rescuers brought six people to safety, who had been trapped in their homes by flood waters.
-- Amtrak said flooding into its tunnels under the Hudson and East Rivers made it impossible to predict when service would be restored to Penn Station.
-- Bloomberg said more than 80 houses were lost in a fire in the Breezy Point section of Queens.
-- John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are to reopen Wednesday at 7 a.m. with limited service, Port Authority said. LaGuardia and Teterboro airports remained closed.
80 homes destroyed by New York fire amid superstorm
-- About 1.9 million are still without power, suppliers said.
-- Buses service will run on regular routes Wednesday, MTA announced, though there may be detours and "substantial waits." But subway tunnels remain flooded with no estimated time for repair.
-- A crane atop a luxury Manhattan skyscraper under construction is dangling over West 57th Street.
NORTH CAROLINA
-- The death toll remains at two.
-- The captain of HMS Bounty is still missing.
-- Power has been virtually completely restored.
-- The state of emergency for 24 counties in the western part of the state remains in effect because of snow.
OHIO
-- The state has dispatched nearly 400 crews to clear storm debris.
-- Suppliers said 152,000 homes and businesses were without power.
Superstorm Sandy: By the numbers
PENNSYLVANIA
-- The death toll in the state remains at three, including an 8-year-old boy, who was struck by a tree limb.
-- Utilities said 903,000 homes and businesses were without power.
RHODE ISLAND
-- The union's smallest state, with slightly more than 1 million residents, reported 66,000 customers without electricity.
-- The state has closed most of its emergency shelters.
Superstorm Sandy breaks records
VIRGINIA
-- Virginia's death toll remains at two, both traffic fatalities.
-- The number of customers without power stood at 60,000.
-- The state has seen heavy snowfall.
WEST VIRGINIA
-- West Virginia is still seeing feet of snowfall from Sandy, and a winter storm warning is still in effect there, with more snow expected in the Appalachian Mountains.
-- One fatality has been attributed to the storm so far.
-- Utilities said 236,000 customers had lost power.
CANADA
-- Superstorm Sandy is adrift to the north towards Canada, sending gale force gusts across the Great Lakes.
-- Power has been restored to 113,000, with 37,000 still without electricity, the provincial energy minister said.
-- Sandy's effects will be felt for a few days in Ontario, according to its government website. Rains have caused flooding and road closures.
-- Authorities blamed flying debris for the death of a Toronto woman.
How to help
CNN's Marina Carver contributed to this report.
Much of the New York City skyline sits in darkness Tuesday evening after damage from Superstorm Sandy knocked out power. About 6.9 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to figures compiled by CNN from power companies. View photos of New York bracing for Sandy. 
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, views the damage Tuesday in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, where a fire broke out during Superstorm Sandy and destroyed at least 80 homes. 
A resident looks through the debris of his destroyed home in Breezy Point, Queens, on Tuesday. 
Burned-out vehicles and destroyed homes line a street in Breezy Point, located on the western end of the Rockaway peninsula in New York. 
A fire continues to burn Tuesday in the remains of a structure that was destroyed by the Breezy Point blaze. 
A New York City man hands a dog to first responders while being evacuated on Tuesday. 
A bartender at the International Bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City makes drinks in the dark on Tuesday as electricity remains out for many in the city. 
Water floods the Plaza Shops in New York, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, on Tuesday, October 30. 
Con Edison employees monitor the drainage of water being pumped out of Seven World Trade Center in the Financial District of New York on Tuesday. 
Onlookers watch a construction crane dangling from a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise after collapsing in high winds. 
The construction crane dangles from a high-rise in midtown Manhattan. 
Ramiro Arcos clears debris from a storm drain in the Financial District of New York after Sandy swept through the city. 
A couple walks in the rain Tuesday, with the East River and the Lower Manhattan skyline as a backdrop. 
The Manhattan skyline remains dark after much of the city lost electricity in the storm. 
Cars float in a flooded below-street-level parking area in the Financial District on Tuesday. 
People take a Tuesday morning walk on the Brooklyn Bridge, which remains closed to traffic after the city awakened to the storm damage. 
A car sits crushed by a tree in the Financial District on Tuesday. Photos: New York braces for Sandy. 
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