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.
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Famous quotes containing the words perfect and/or storm:
“A single thankful thought towards heaven is the most perfect of all prayers.”
—Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1881)
“Thus thinne and lean without a fence or friend,
I was blown through with ev’ry storm and winde.”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)