This story was last updated on Monday, November 5.
Superstorm Sandy might have devastated vast swaths of the Northeast, disrupting life and business for millions of people and whipping up billions of dollars worth of damage. But as residents of the Eastern seaboard take steps toward rebuilding their neighborhoods and resuming their routines, the scope of the destruction is gradually becoming clearer. Here, an overview of the October 29 storm and its effects:
At least 119
People killed by the storm in the U.S.
At least 40
People killed in New York City. The death toll for New York State stands at 47
23
People killed in New Jersey
$10 billion to $20 billion
Early estimate of the economic costs of Sandy from catastrophe modeling firm Eqecat, with half of the total being covered by insurers
$30 billion to $50 billion
Eqecat's latest estimate, released Thursday morning, with insured losses of $10 billion to $20 billion
More than 234,000
People in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut who have registered for federal assistance as of November 5
$210 billion
Amount approved by FEMA so far to help individuals with housing and other disaster-related needs
$10 billion
Daily GDP of the area affected by the storm, according to economist Ryan Sweet of Moody’s Analytics
Up to $200 million
Daily cost of lost economic activity in New York City, comptroller John Liu told Reuters
$29.2 million
Amount New York City has paid for emergency preparations including equipment, supplies and workers, according to Liu. The city spent $12 million on those preparations for Hurricane Irene last year
2
Days that trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market was suspended due to the storm. The stock market had not shut down for more than one day due to weather since 1888
485 miles
Distance from the center of the storm that tropical storm-force winds extended, according to the National Weather Service. With a total width of more than 900 miles, Sandy was nearly twice as large as Hurricanes Irene and Isaac
2 million
Square miles covered by Hurricane Sandy’s wind swath, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Association and calculations by The Huffington Post
13.88
Record height of the storm surge, in feet, at Battery Park in New York City, nearly 4 feet higher than the previous record of 10.02 feet set in the same place, according to AccuWeather
1.35 million
Homes and businesses still without power as of 2 p.m. on November 5, according to the Department of Energy
8.51 million
The peak number of customers without power due to the storm, according to the DOE
58,000
Workers repairing power lines across the Mid-Atlantic, according to the DOE. Utility companies from California to Canada and Mexico sent staff to help
More than 19,500
Flights cancelled due to the storm as of the afternoon of October 31, according to tracking site FlightAware.com
25
Percentage of cellphone towers, broadband Internet and cable televisions that were knocked out across 10 states, according to the Federal Communication Commission
24
Percentage of gas stations in the New York metropolitan area that did not have gasoline for sale as of November 5, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration
67
Percentage of gas stations in the New York metropolitan area that did not have gasoline for sale as of November 2, according to the U.S. EIA
$3.962
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in New York as of November 5, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report
$3.927
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in New York as of October 31, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report
20
Percentage increase in Netflix video streaming on Monday, the day the storm hit, compared with the previous Monday, according to CNN. Streaming on the East Coast doubled