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The blizzard by the numbers

February 11, 2013 11:00 pm • Last Updated: February 12, 2013 10:56 pm

• Highest wind speed in Connecticut: 82 mph, Westport

• Highest wind speed in New London County:

60 mph, Groton-New London Airport

• Most snow in Connecticut: 40 inches, Hamden

• Most snow in New London County: 27 inches, Bozrah

• Heaviest per hour snowfall: 6 inches

• Number of calls responded to by state police:

about 4,000 through Monday

• Calls to AAA for emergency roadside assistance

through Sunday: 2,716.

• Power outages at peak: More than 38,000

Connecticut Light & Power customers

• Power outages that remain: About 3,000

as of Monday afternoon.

Sources: National Weather Service, AccuWeather, AAA,

Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University,

Connecticut State Police

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