Philadelphia Closed

PHILADELPHIA, PA; OCTOBER 29, 2012 2:45PM — Mayor Nutter announced at a press conference, “Philadelphia will be closed tomorrow.” All public schools will be closed. The District Attorney, the Sheriff and all non-emergency services will be closed.

Though Hurricane Sandy’s winds are not the strongest on record, it is the strongest storm as measured by low barometric pressure to ever come up the East Coast of the United States.