Hurricane Sandy: By the Numbers

Storm expected to bring widespread impact

Author: By the CNN Staff
Published On: Oct 29 2012 06:52:10 AM EDT
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The numbers throw into stark relief the enormity of Hurricane Sandy.

8-12

Heaviest rainfall, in inches, that is likely.

67

Number of lives Hurricane Sandy has already claimed -- 51 in Haiti alone

175

Miles that hurricane-force winds span out from either side of the eye of the storm

1985

The last time the New York Stock Exchange was shuttered for a weather event -- for Hurricane Gloria

10 million+

Public transit commuters who will be without service Monday as systems in NY, Philadelphia, Washington DC and New Jersey grind to a halt

2.5 - 3 billion

The price tag, in dollars, for potential wind damage alone, according to FEMA

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