Nor'easter snow falls atop Sandy destruction

Seth Wenig / AP Snow falls as John Barbaria cleans up a relative's home on New York City's Staten Island on Wednesday. By Miguel Llanos, NBC News Updated at 4:45 p.m. ET: Snow dusted the tops of damaged homes and debris piles in parts of the New York City area as a nor'easter moved in Wednesday, causing some new power outages ahead of even more snow and gusts that could reach 60 mph overnight.  By Wednesday afternoon, the winds had caused some 13,000 new power outages in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, Reuters reported. Sea Bright, N.J., is among the areas fearing new flooding on Wednesday. Katy Tur reports. About 1,200 flights were canceled across the Northeast, while residents of a few areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy last week were urged to evacuate in case of new flooding. The strong gusts could also turn piled up debris from Sandy into projectiles. "One of the bigger concerns ... would be the debris that's been piled up from all the residences and the businesses," Kevin O'Hara, police chief in Point Pleasant, N.J., told The Weather Channel. From weather.com: Storm's city-by-city forecasts "With winds picking up to 30-, 40-, 50-mile-per-hour gusts," he added, "our fear is that if people are out and about they could be hit by flying debris. We would urge people to stay in their houses, stay home, and let the storm pass." NBC's Al Roker takes a look at the impending nor'easter that is expected to bring a storm surge and snow along the Sandy-ravaged New York and New Jersey shorelines. "It's not a massive nor'easter by winter standards," added Weather Channel expert Tom Niziol, "but at this time of year immediately after Sandy's wrath and destruction, this isn't what we want." "Mother Nature is not cutting us a break along the East Coast," he said. The Weather Channel was forecasting three inches of snow in Philadelphia with wind gusts over 30 mph, a combination of wet snow and wind in New Jersey, and snowfall totals of six to 12 inches in southeastern New York and New England. NBCNewYork.com's coverage of nor'easter Light snow was falling, and in some places sticking, across the Philadelphia area Wednesday morning, NBCPhiladelphia.com reported. In New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said no new flooding happened along the city's coastal areas "through the first and most dangerous cycle of high tide" on Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday evening, Bloomberg ordered three nursing homes and an adult care facility evacuated from Queens' vulnerable Rockaway Peninsula. About 620 residents were moved.  Fearing winds could down more trees, the city also was closed all parks, playgrounds and beaches at noon Wednesday, and ordered all construction sites to be secured. In New Jersey, Brick Township and Middletown ordered mandatory evacuations of the most vulnerable areas. Airlines cancel flights ahead of nor'easter Sandy killed more than 100 people, mainly in New York City and New Jersey, and left more than 8 million homes and businesses without power. John Makely / NBC News Postal carrier Kenneth Henn delivers mail in the evacuated section of Belmar, N.J., on Tuesday as earth moving machines pile sand along the beach. Wednesday morning, some 651,000 customers were still without power -- the majority in New Jersey. And 13,000 new outages across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were reported by early Wednesday afternoon due to the nor'easter. Fearing looters, Alex Ocasio told The Associated Press that he planned to ride out the latest storm in his first-floor Rockaway apartment — even after seeing cars float by his front door during Sandy.  As the water receded during Sandy, men dressed in dark clothes broke down the door and were surprised to find him and other residents inside, he said. Full NBC coverage of Sandy's aftermath "They tried to say they were rescue workers, then took off," he said.  He put up a handmade sign — "Have gun. Will shoot U" — outside his apartment and started using a bed frame to barricade the door. He has gas, so he keeps the oven on and boils water to stay warm at night.  "It gets a little humid, but it's not bad," he said. "I'm staying. Nothing can be worse than what happened last week."  Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report. / More content from NBCNews.com: Post Sandy, travelers prepare for a busy Thanksgiving Some evacuations ahead of snowy, windy nor'easter Cops: Co-worker kills 2, wounds 2 at chicken processing plant Michigan highway shootings suspect arrested Underwear needed for Staten Island victims of Sandy, official says NJ's email voting suffers voting glitches Nun accused of stealing $128,000 to play casinos Follow US news from NBCNews.com on Twitter and Facebook