Hurricane Sandy is still making its way to the east coast as it gains strength that threatens residents in threatened areas including Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.

According to CNN, Sandy has intensified with sustained winds now reaching 90mph, making it a category 1 hurricane.

As of 11 p.m. today (Oct. 29), the storm was about 260 miles southeast of New York City, expected to make landfall near Cape May, N.J. at 11 p.m., according to Boston.com.

"It's kind of like a wait and see," weather service meteorologist Charlie Foley said. "It has made its left turn, but where it makes landfall isn't exactly definitive."

Many of these soon-to-be-flooded areas are in states of emergencies, which a report saying that significant flooding has already begun in Atlantic City, N.J. and Ocean City, Md, which half of Ocean City's main fishing pier already washed away, according to Washington Post.

The report said: "Ocean City officials said Sandy was comparable to the massive storm that snapped the city's historic boardwalk in 1985. About 200 residents remained in the resort town, despite a mandatory evacuation. No injuries or deaths were reported, officials said."

Washington and New York are going through extensive shutdowns, the NYC's public schools and transportation already at a stand still. Washington's entire public transit system ceased operation on Monday, according to Washington Post.

Earlier, New York Governor Cuomo announced that both the Holland and Hugh Carey tunnels would shut down at 2 p.m.

"Don't be fooled, don't look out the window and say, it doesn't look so bad," Cuomo told residents, some who think this won't be a big deal, according to MSN. "The worst is still coming."

MSN reported that waves in Manhattan are already at Hurricane Irene levels, and could reach 11 feet, the "worst storm" to hit new York City.

More than 20,000 customers, mostly in Long Island, already lost power by Monday morning, according to MSN. Most of the city's 3,600 outages were in Brooklyn, officials said.

CBS Local reported that Hurricane Sandy, nicknamed the "Frankenstorm," could endanger 50 million people for days. Officials say that after this storm, many can be without power for seven to 10 days.