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Hurricane Sandy headed north from the Caribbean on Sunday - where it left nearly 60 dead - to threaten the eastern US with sheets of rain, high winds and heavy snow as officials warned millions in coastal areas to get out of the way of the behemoth storm.
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The rare hybrid that follows will cause havoc over 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sandy will continue moving parallel to the Southeast coast and approach the coast of the mid-Atlantic states by Monday night.
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The storm forced the presidential campaign to juggle schedules. Mitt Romney scrapped plans to campaign on Sunday in the swing state of Virginia and switched his schedule for the day to Ohio. First lady Michelle Obama cancelled an appearance in New Hampshire for Tuesday, and President Barack Obama moved a planned on Monday departure for Florida to on Sunday night to beat the storm.
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Experts said the storm could be bigger than the worst East Coast storm on record - the 1938 New England hurricane known as the Long Island Express, which killed nearly 800 people.
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As the storm swirled away towards the US East Coast, officials in the Caribbean reported that the hurricane cost at least 58 lives in addition to destroying or badly damaging thousands of homes.
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Up and down the US East Coast and far inland, officials urged residents and businesses to prepare in big ways and little.
The Virginia National Guard was authorised to call up to 500 troops to active duty for debris removal and road-clearing, while homeowners stacked sandbags at their front doors in coastal towns.
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Utility officials warned rains could saturate the ground, causing trees to topple into power lines, and told residents to prepare for several days at home without power. Last year, Hurricane Irene poked a new inlet through the island, cutting the only road off Hatteras Island for about 4,000.
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