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CNN Wire
5:15 AM CDT, October 29, 2012
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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 billions for potential wind damage alone, according to FEMA
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