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A superstorm is a large, unusually occurring, destructive
storm without another distinct meteorological classification, such as
hurricane or
blizzard.
Origin and usage
Before the early 1990s, the phrases "
storm of the century" or "
perfect storm" were generally used to describe unusually large or destructive storms.[1] The term "superstorm" was employed in 1993 by the
National Weather Service to describe a
Nor'easter in March of that year.[2] The term is most frequently used to describe a
weather pattern that is as destructive as a
hurricane, but which exhibits the cold-weather patterns of a
winter storm.[3]
Hurricane Sandy (informally referred to as a "superstorm" by the media), an Atlantic hurricane that became an extremely powerful extratropical cyclone over the Eastern United States.
January 2018 North American blizzard, one of the most powerful extratropical cyclones recorded off the East Coast of the United States, brought blizzard conditions to much of the Eastern U.S.
March 2019 North American blizzard, a powerful extratropical cyclone in the United States that drew comparisons to the 1993 Storm of the Century.
Hurricane Dorian, an Atlantic hurricane that degenerated to an extremely powerful extratropical cyclone south of
Atlantic Canada.
See also
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