The White House tweeted a photo Monday of the president monitoring the ongoing response to the storm from the Situation Room.

Obama’s decision to cancel campaign events scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday underscored the gravity of the situation, as his resolve to appear at rallies and fundraisers is not easily shaken.

He recently attended a fundraiser in Las Vegas, for example, just one after the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed during a terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya.

A photo of the president monitoring the Benghazi attack in the White House Situation Room could not be found.