NEW : Centered 470 miles from New York , Sandy 's hurricane force winds extend 175 miles . Packing what they can and stashing bigger valuables as high as possible , what happens next is now out of their hands as it may take days before they find out if they 've skirted disaster . Millions of people could face flooding and power outages due to the storm . Washington 's Metro joins New York and Philadelphia in suspending subway runs . Score: 6
NEW : Centered 470 miles from New York , Sandy 's hurricane force winds extend 175 miles . Millions of people could face flooding and power outages due to the storm . Washington 's Metro joins New York and Philadelphia in suspending subway runs . Score: 6