Wasn't the idea of storms merging the basis for the movie "The Perfect Storm"? That is what it sounds like is being talked about here. Yeah, I know, Hollywood isn't reality.
actually Perfect Storm was about a fishing boat and based on a true story. I can't think of the name of the movie that had the Statue of Liberty buried under snow last year.... somebody will by the time i post this I'm sure.
It was'nt 2 hurricanes "merging", it was a hurricane and strong anti-cyclonic system coming off land that "merged". Something you do not see often...hardly ever in history.
What do you call it when a large company buys off a smaller company? That would be the appropiate scenario.
Actually the "Perfect Storm" really happened and the movie was based on a true story. In late October (around Halloween) in 1991, a massive northeaster affected Southern New England and dumped about a foot of rain with hurricane force winds. Most coastal communites were flooded around here - very similar to the Blizzard of 1978.
Here's the weatherman who called "the Perfect Storm", Todd Gross of WHDH-TV Boston. The movie included a scene where he realizes what's happening...
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/extra/H5145/
Wasn't that an October storm?
Wasn't one of the storms off the Great Lakes?
The "Perfect Storm" actually happened!! Several years ago around Halloween. No snow though.....
But I think the book/movie was based on a real event.