The much-hyped snowstorm that brought blizzard conditions barreling through East Coast early Tuesday slammed coastal areas, but failed to hit the historic levels predicted in big cities like Philadelphia and New York.
Here's a look the blizzard's expected and actual impact:
250 miles: The stretch of the East Coast, roughly from Philadelphia to northern Maine, forecasts said could be hit with "paralyzing, crippling" conditions during the two-day storm.
60 million: The number of people placed under a winter weather alert; 28 million were in the path of possible blizzard conditions.
8: The number of states that declared emergencies during the storm: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire.
5:30: The approximate time Tuesday morning the blizzard warning was lifted for much of the New York metro area.
18-24 inches: Boston's expected snowfall, according to Weather Channel forecasts.
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30: The number of inches that Framingham, Massachusetts reported by the National Weather Service as of 10:10 a.m. Tuesday morning. So far, that is the highest reported total in that state.
27.6 inches: Boston's highest-ever snowfall, over two days in February 2003.
12-18 inches: The amount of snow expected to fall in New York City. "This could be the biggest snowstorm in the history of this city," Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters on Sunday.
8.3 and 7.8: The number of inches, respectively, reported in the Upper West Side and Central Park by the National Weather Service on Tuesday morning.
28.5: The total amount spotted in Orient, New York in Suffolk County as of Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
26.9 inches: The highest-ever snowfall in New York, dropped by the February 11-12 blizzard of 2006.
50-65 mph: The speed of wind gusts during the storm's peak on Tuesday, according to Weather Channel forecasts.
75 mph: The maximum wind gust reported in Chatham, Mass. as of 9:26 a.m. Tuesday morning by the National Weather Service. Eight counties in Massachusetts saw maximum wind gusts above 50 mph.
10,000-Plus: The number of homes and businesses that experienced power outages across New England Tuesday morning.
7,800: The number of flights that have been canceled at airports around the East Coast, NBC News reported.
10: The number of hours the NYC subway system was shut down. It was announced on Monday that the city's subways would shut down at 11 p.m. to protect trains and equipment. Service resumed on a limited schedule at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
92: The dollar amount drivers in Connecticut could be fined if they were on the roads during the state-wide ban, which went into effect at 9 p.m. on Monday and was lifted Tuesday.
2,500: The number of sanitation workers on the streets of New York Monday evening.
250,000 tons: The amount of salt, along with 420,000 gallons of de-icing liquid, at the ready in Massachusetts, NBC News reported.
5 syllables: Are in the word "bombogenesis," the weather phenomenon that occurs when a storm's area of lowest pressure experiences a rapid drop of more than 24 millibars in 24 hours. Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth calls bombogenesis the equivalent of a "meteorological bomb."
500 and 1,500: The number of salt spreaders and snow plows, respectively, officials said would be used to clear roads across New York City.
43362 (or 4FEMA): The number people are asked to text, along with the word “SHELTER” and their ZIP code, if their homes lose power or heat during or after the storm. People without power or heat will be directed to a nearby public shelter.
