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Sandy was indeed a superstorm, numbers show

Power boats appear to be driving down the road after they were washed up from a nearby Marina in Tuckerton, New Jersey October 30, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy made landfall late October 29, 2012. The Category One storm produced winds up to 90 miles an hour in this area of New Jersey. UPI/John Anderson
1 of 8 | Power boats appear to be driving down the road after they were washed up from a nearby Marina in Tuckerton, New Jersey October 30, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy made landfall late October 29, 2012. The Category One storm produced winds up to 90 miles an hour in this area of New Jersey. UPI/John Anderson | License Photo

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 29 (UPI) -- Six months after Hurricane Sandy struck the U.S. East Coast, statistics compiled by Accuweather.com show why it merited being called a "superstorm."

The weather forecasting firm, based in State College, Pa., said Monday Sandy was responsible for:

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-- 2.7 million power outages in New Jersey alone;

-- 2.5 million cubic yards of sand and silt deposited on road and water ways;

-- 37,000 primary residences deemed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have sustained "major damage";

-- $1.1 billion in total federal allocations for response and recovery efforts in New Jersey;

-- $3.3 billion in total National Flood Insurance Program payments made to policyholders in New York;

-- 89,025 New Jersey residents visiting FEMA disaster recovery centers;

-- An average of $6,088 awarded by FEMA per applicant for housing assistance;

-- 480 volunteer agencies active in disaster recovery effort;

-- 195,000 room nights in 435 hotels and motels paid for by FEMA for storm victims, and

-- $7.6 million to rebuild the Seaside Heights boardwalk.

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