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  • Residents from the center of the country to the mid-Atlantic are gearing up for a "megastorm" that could affect 100 million people by the time it's done.

    'Megastorm' storm to affect 100 million Americans 2011

  • It adds: "But even more impressive was the way the nation's capital embraced the megastorm -- owned it -- by branding it."

    Name Chicago's snowstorm Steve Tracton 2011

  • “Sheena alone has power to skew the weather,” I told Undead Ted, “but not to brew up a megastorm like this.”

    Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010

  • With the entire North American continent on fire the thermal updraft causes an incendiary cyclonic macrosystem that forms a hemispheric megastorm

    Last Words George Carlin 2009

  • More than half of the Netherlands sits below sea level, and if a megastorm were to break through these not-so-formidable dunes, the water could inundate Rotterdam and surrounding cities within 24 hours, flooding thousands of square miles, paralyzing the nation's economy, and devastating an area inhabited by more than 2 million people.

    Before the Levees Break: A Plan to Save the Netherlands 2008

  • The trail of destruction spreads out from the events of 9/11 like the debris path of a megastorm.

    September 11 Plus 7 2008

  • Updated 47 minutes ago 2/1/2011 4:53:46 AM +00:00 'Freaking out' over Midwest megastorm

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Updated 46 minutes ago 2/1/2011 4:53:46 AM +00:00 'Freaking out' over Midwest megastorm

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • The nation is "freaking out over Midwest megastorm," according to MSNBC.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • 'Freaking out' over Midwest megastorm Updated 46 minutes ago 2/1/2011 4:53:46 AM +00:00 A monster winter storm had the central U.S. gearing up its defenses on Monday against a potentially deadly mix of sleet, snow and ice that could affect 100 million people.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

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  • A big storm. Spotted in the news.

    December 29, 2015