What is "perfect storm"

n. 1 (context meteorology informal English) A powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions. 2 (context figuratively by extension English) A situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.

A "perfect storm" is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. The term is also used to describe an actual phenomenon that happens to occur in such a confluence, resulting in an event of unusual magnitude.

A perfect storm is a confluence of events that drastically aggravates a situation.

Perfect storm may also refer to:

• 1991 Perfect Storm, a weather event
  • The Perfect Storm (book), a 1997 book by Sebastian Junger about the 1991 Perfect Storm
  • The Perfect Storm (film), a 2000 film adapted from the book
• The Perfect Storm (album), an album by Twista
• "Perfect Storm" (song), a song by Brad Paisley
• The Perfect Storm, a John Paul Jackson prophecy and survival guide
• Carl Crawford (born August 5, 1981), nicknamed "The Perfect Storm", an American professional baseball left fielder with the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB)

In television episodes:

• "Perfect Storm" (Flashpoint)
• "The Perfect Storm" (The O.C.)
• "The Perfect Storm" (Pretty Little Liars)
• "Perfect Storm" (Tru Calling)
• Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World

"Perfect Storm" is a song recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on September 1, 2014 by Arista Nashville as the second single from his tenth studio album, Moonshine in the Trunk. He co-wrote the song with Lee Thomas Miller and co-produced it with Luke Wooten.

"Perfect Storm" is the season finale of the ninth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and is the 196th episode overall. It aired on May 16, 2013 on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by Stacy McKee and directed by Rob Corn. On its initial airing it was watched by 8.99 million viewers.

In the episode Grey-Sloan Memorial experienced power outages and a bus crash during an intense super storm. The hour was loosely based on Super Storm Sandy hit the East Coast endured in 2012. Amidst the storm a bus crashes in front of the hospital and the doctors try to rescue the survivors.