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A superstorm is a large, unusually occurring, destructive storm without another distinct meteorological classification, such as hurricane or blizzard.
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]