Five mind-boggling images of freak Atlantic storm [1]

The Washington Post - 1/29/13, Jason Samenow

Satellite view of storm Saturday (UK Met Office)

What began as a weak, moisture-deprived disturbance over the U.S. late last week, transformed into a storm of incredible size and strength over the North Atlantic this weekend.

Satellite view of storm Friday night/Saturday morning (National Ocean Service)

Its minimum pressure, an indicator of intensity (lower=stronger), crashed to levels lower than Superstorm Sandy, tanking an astonishing 54 millibars in 24 hours. It blew away the definition of a meteorological bomb which is a pressure fall of 24 millibars in 24 hours.

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