The Perfect Storm

Most people are familiar with the mediocre movie starring George Clooney an Marky Mark, and to a lesser degree the excellent book of the same title, but few probably understand what made the 1991 storm "perfect."  The storm, which surprisingly had no official name, began as a low pressure area off the coast of Canada, and quickly grew into a nor'easter just before Halloween.  A nor'easter is a massive storm that develops in the Northeast, and gets its name from the direction its winds blow.  At this time, the remnants of Hurricane Grace had made their way into this location, and when they got absorbed by the nor'easter, an enormous storm developed that eventually redeveloped into another hurricane.  The storm caused extensive flooding and damage from immense seas along the coast of New England.  When it was all said and done, the storm amassed over $200 million in 1991 dollars, and resulted in thirteen deaths.  This storm also coincided with a low pressure system in the Midwest which formed the infamous Halloween Blizzard of 1991.  Due to the size and power of the nor'easter, the blizzard was trapped, causing it to dump even more snow and ice on the affected areas, killing 22, and injuring more than 100.