Super storm
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A super storm is a subjective term for any storm which is extremely and unusually destructive. The term is often used to describe the 1993 Storm of the Century, which impacted much of eastern North America
with varying degrees of destructive weather.
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
with varying degrees of destructive weather.
See also
- Columbus Day Storm of 1962Columbus Day Storm of 1962The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 was an extratropical cyclone that ranked among the most intense to strike the United States Pacific Northwest since at least 1948, likely since the January 9, 1880 "Great Gale" and snowstorm...
- ARkStormARkStormAn ARkStorm is a hypothetical but scientifically realistic "superstorm" scenario developed and published by the United States Geological Survey, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project...
- Great Storm of 1975Great Storm of 1975The Great Storm of 1975 was an intense storm system that impacted a large portion of the Central and Southeast United States from January 9 to January 12, 1975. The storm produced 45 tornadoes in the Southeast U.S...
- 1991 Perfect Storm
- January 2008 Western North American super stormJanuary 2008 Western North American super stormThe January 2008 Western North American storm complex was a powerful Pacific Ocean coastal storm that affected a large area in Western North America stretching from western British Columbia to near the Tijuana, Mexico area starting on January 3, 2008...
- HypercaneHypercaneA hypercane is a hypothetical class of extreme hurricane that could form if ocean temperatures reached around , which is warmer than the warmest ocean temperature ever recorded. Such an increase could be caused by a large asteroid or comet impact, a large volcanic, supervolcanic eruption, or very...