Hurricane Sandy will not alter trick or treating

HAMPTON Jack-o'-lanterns with crooked grins sat on front porches Tuesday morning on First Street in Buckroe.

It was a sign of normalcy after a day of tidal flooding from Hurricane Sandy it was also a sign that Halloween was still on for Wednesday night.

A day after floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy receded on the Peninsula, there were no plans to restrict areas for trick-or-treating on Halloween, according to city officials. In areas hit the hardest by the storm, like Poquoson and Hampton, flood waters had receded by Tuesday morning.

"I didn't think we would be able to go," said Raushanah Barrett. "I thought we were going to be flooded."

Barrett, of Newport News, said when rains from Hurricane Sandy flooded the back parking lot of Riverlands apartments Sunday, she began to doubt if she would take her nieces and nephews out to trick-or-treat.

"The kids may have to sit in the house and eat a bowl of candy," Barrett said, with a laugh.

Barrett said her decision will depend on whether it rains and how cold it is Wednesday.

The weather is slated to be clear and in the high 50s.

Karen Grizzard has owned Party Station on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News for 19 years. Party Station is a year-round costume shop that specializes in Halloween attire. Grizzard says there has never been a weather threat as severe as Sandy near Halloween.

"We've had cold and rainy spells but never had this," Grizzard says.

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Hurricane Sandy will not alter trick or treating