As Hurricane Sandy hurled toward the East Coast Monday night, Twitter lit up with a litany of social media documenting the storm, in New York and elsewhere. Among the tweets were lots of prayers, well-wishes and positive thoughts spread through by some of the celebrities we know best.

Click through our gallery to see how Cher, Alec Baldwin, Piers Morgan, Lena Dunham and others are reacting to Hurricane Sandy in its aftermath.

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  • Jerry Seinfeld

    Mayor Bloomberg going with zip up neck sweater to fight Sandy. Shows preparedness. Windy: zip it up Storm over: back down #frankenstorm

  • Rob Lowe

    Flying home from east coast and #Sandy. Wish I could bring all in harms way with me. #StaySafe

  • Ari Graynor

    Risking my safety at getting to a friends house for a hurricane hunker party bc i am now addicted to downton abbey

  • Caroline Manzo

    Thanks 4 all the good thoughts guys - we r 2gether & prepared to deal with #sandy - stay safe everyone!

  • Hayden Panettiere

    Wishing everyone on the east coast a safe and dry weekend! #Sandy

  • Jimmy Kimmel

    starting to get windy here in #Brooklyn...I hope our shows don't fly away

  • Kate Walsh

    Jeez, was supposed to go to NYC but frankenstorm put the kabosh on that, instead I dressed up like a cat & drank some tequila.

  • NiC0LE P0LiZZi

    Waiting for this storm!!! Slumber party with my boys!!!! 💙

  • Mia Farrow

    RT @nytjim: Mayor Bloomberg says you can bring pets to shelters in evacuation Zone A. #sandy

  • Lena Dunham

    My dad re: the hurricane: "I have tons of cash and a salad"

  • Andy Cohen

    In preparation for #Sandy I am downloading 10 more episodes of #FridayNightLights

  • Idina Menzel

    Oh Frankenstorm. What say you? To play Carnegie hall or not to play Carnegie hall. That is the question.

  • Jacqueline Laurita

    I keep seeing pictures of the flooding going on and it hasn't even started raining yet. Scary.

  • Wilson Cleveland

    "The wind began to switch. The house, to pitch. And suddenly the hinges started to un-hitch..."

  • Bethenny Frankel

    Everyone be safe rather than stupid. We're figuring out where we're going to stay.

  • KhloéKardashianOdom

    Praying for everyone on the East. ♥

  • Deena Cortese

    Nervous about this hurricane sandy coming our way

  • Ivanka Trump

    The calm before the storm. #sandy #hurricane http://t.co/GE1GadYC

  • Bette Midler

    Batten down the hatches!! I'm baking macaroons for the duration. Hope it's over before Hulaween!!!! Eeeeeeekkkk!!

  • Perez Hilton

    The supermarket in #NYC right now. http://t.co/zOecytzd

  • Ashley Greene

    Maybe I should have stated where I was- Hurricane Sandy doesn't sound so fun...

  • Kim Kardashian

    Back in Miami now. Missed the storm. I'm praying for everyone on the East Coast. I hope everyone is safe!

  • Coco

    I'm obsessed with Hurricane Sandy..I just LOVE weather!The eye of the storm is coming straight towards me!!So exciting!Am I insane?I'm ready

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