Hurricane Irene update: Sunday morning sees storm's fury move north

New York City anticipated the greatest possibility of storm surges and flooding Sunday morning at high tide. Tornado warnings were in effect for parts of the region as well, and one twister reportedly touched down near Chatsworth, New Jersey.

So far, Irene has knocked out electrical power for about three million homes and businesses in the storm’s path, including more than one million in North Carolina and Virginia and nearly a half million in New York and its suburbs.

ConEd has called in crews from as far away as Colorado to help repair damage from the storm, reports the Associated Press.

Though its fury may have abated, Irene has not been without significant cost.

So far, ten people have been killed in storm-related incidents, and experts expect financial losses to range into the billions of dollars.

Irene is expected to be the most powerful storm to hit New York since Gloria in 1985.

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