Superstorm Sandy's extremes, by the numbers

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-- Maximum size of storm: 1,000 miles across
-- Highest storm surge: 13.88 feet, at New York
-- Number of states seeing intense effects of the storm: At least 17
-- Deaths: At least 51
-- Damage: Estimated property losses at $20 billion, ranking the storm among the most expensive U.S. disasters
-- Top wind gust on land in the U.S.: 140 mph, at Mount Washington, N.H.
-- Power outages at peak: More than 8.5 million
-- Canceled airline flights: More than 18,100
-- Most rainfall: 12.55 inches, at Easton, Md.
-- Most snow: 28 inches, at Redhouse, Md.
-- Evacuation zone: Included communities in more than 400 miles of coastline from Ocean City, Md., to Dartmouth, Mass.

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