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By the numbers: Northeast blizzard

By CNN Staff
February 10, 2013 -- Updated 0240 GMT (1040 HKT)
Sean McCullough, left, plays with his children in Copley Square in Boston on Sunday, February 10, following a powerful blizzard. The storm dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of New England. Sean McCullough, left, plays with his children in Copley Square in Boston on Sunday, February 10, following a powerful blizzard. The storm dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of New England.
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(CNN) -- A blizzard that resulted from two storms converging over the Northeast United States brought hurricane-force winds and record snowfall to some areas.

By the numbers, here is a look at the impact:

3 -- NBA teams that had to change travel plans to New York City due to the blizzard.

4 to 5 inches per hour -- Rate of snowfall in Connecticut.

9 -- People in the United States and Canada killed due to the storms.

6 -- States that declared an emergency.

40 inches -- Snowfall in Hamden, Connecticut.

83 mph -- Peak wind gust at Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.

103 -- Canceled ACT achievement test sites in eight states.

3,612 -- Snow plows and other equipment in use in Massachusetts.

More than 5,000 -- Flights canceled.

More than 659,000 -- Customers who lost power in nine states.

More than 40 million -- People affected by the storm in the U.S. Northeast.

Map and timeline of the storm

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