PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - As Hurricane Sandy approaches the east coast, some organizations are taking precautions by canceling weekend events in case of bad weather.
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Below is the latest list of weather-related cancelations across the area:
NASA's Wallops Facility will be closed Monday, Oct. 29 except for pre-identified, essential personnel.
The Ghost Train has been canceled for Saturday, Oct. 27.
TRICARE Prime Clinics are closed.
The Criminal Superior Administrative Court Session scheduled to begin on Monday, Oct. 29 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled.
All recycling centers will close Sunday at 5 p.m. and remain closed Monday, Oct. 29.
Knotts Island Ferry will make no runs Sunday.
All ferry operations on the Hatteras Inlet route have been suspended due to high water over N.C.12 in Hatteras.
Emergency crews closed N.C. 12 near the Oregon Inlet Bridge due to sand and water on the roadway Sunday morning.
A Shred-a-Thon event scheduled for Saturday at Langley Federal Credit Union on West Mercury Boulevard in Hampton has been canceled. No makeup date has been announced at this time.
A Night at the Museum tour of the Hampton History Museum has been canceled for Oct. 29 only. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 are still on schedule.
All outpatient clinics at the Hampton VA Medical Center, Virginia Beach Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Albemarle Primary Outpatient Clinic have canceled all patient appointments on Monday, Oct. 29.
The Casemate Museum will remain closed until Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Trash pickup canceled Monday, Oct. 29.
Limited access to Langley Air Force Base to mission essential personnel.
Road work along the James River Bridge has been canceled for the weekend of Oct. 26 through Oct. 28.
Isle of Wight County park facilities and all Convenience Center sites will be closed Sunday Oct. 28.
Isle of Wight County offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 29. Only essential personnel should report.
Newport News solid waste collections for next week will be delayed one day. Monday's collection will be made Tuesday. Tuesday's collection on Wednesday. Wednesday's collection on Thursday. Thursday's collection on Friday. Residents are advised to put their garbage and recycling carts in a protected area and remove bulk debris from the curb.
The Mariners' Museum in Newport News will be closed Sunday, Oct. 28 and Monday, Oct. 29.
All libraries will be closed Oct. 28.
Amtrak service to Richmond has been canceled, as have various other trains along the East Coast. Click here for the latest service alerts from Amtrak .
According to Virginia Zoo officials, the zoo's "Zoo Boo" Family Fun Day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27 has been moved to Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Norfolk will be closed Monday, Oct. 29.
Norfolk trash collection will continue at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30.
The Fright Night portion of "Zoo Boo" was originally scheduled for Saturday night and has also been moved to Nov. 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Homearama in East Beach will close at 9 p.m. Friday. Anyone who has not been to the event is asked to go during operating hours Friday.
Norfolk Education Foundation is postponing the Superintendent's Community Exchange Breakfast scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29.
All Hampton Roads Transit tours of Naval Station Norfolk have been canceled Oct. 27 and Oct. 28.
Nauticus will be closed Sunday, Oct. 28.
Norfolk Public Schools will be closed Monday, Oct. 29.
City of Norfolk offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 29.
The Tide will run noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.
The Virginia Zoo will be closed Monday, Oct. 29.
Ditrict Criminal Court is canceled Monday, Oct. 29.
Trash collection has been canceled for Monday, Oct. 29. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth will only admit mission-essential personnel Monday, Oct. 29.
The Great Dismal Swamp Bus Tour has been canceled for Oct. 28. The next tour will be Nov. 4 at 9:30 a.m.
Cedar Hill Cemetery Walking Tour and the Legends of Main Street: A Suffolk Ghost Walk have been canceled for Oct. 27. The next tours will take place on Nov. 3.
Legends of Sleepy Hole has been canceled for Oct. 27.
Suffolk Visitor Center will close at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.
The Virginia Beach Voter Registrar's Office, 2449 Princess Anne Rd., will be closed Monday, Oct. 29. No absentee voting will take place there, the courthouse fire station or DMV locations.
All Virginia Beach courts and clerks' offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 29.
Gov. Mitt Romney has canceled a rally at Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach Sunday. The event will be rescheduled.
Vice President Joe Biden has canceled a rally at Landstown
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