LIPA: Many Without Power Tuesday Morning

Sandy, which was labeled a post-tropical cyclone by the time it hit New Jersey,  delivered on predictions and has impacted power for nearly 80 percent of Long Island Tuesday.

Suffolk County had 441,958 residents without power as of 6:38 a.m. Tuesday. Of that total 441,958 are from the Town of Babylon, according to LIPA's Storm Center Outage website.

According to LIPA, Deer Park currently has 5,475 outages and North Babylon has 3,850. West Babylon got the worst of it with 18,490 

Estimated times of restoration are still not available through LIPA, however crews are were working to restore power by 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The power authority warns residents to be prepared to be without power for at least 7 to 10 days.  

"The enormity and intensity of this storm is straining the resources of utilities in the path of Hurricane Sandy, particularly in the Northeast. This limits the number of repair crews available to assist us in restoring power. We have already secured off-Island crews and continue to request additional resources to supplement our workforce," LIPA said in a statement.

Here's some helpful tips if you're stuck in the dark:

• LIPA's Outage Hotline number is 1-800-490-0075 or 631-755-6900,
• Check out LIPA's website via smartphone here to see the latest updates on power restoration and current outages. (Please note: this website is facing extraordinary traffic and very slow. Allow for time for entire pages to load.)