:Before this gets lame, I never said that the name Superstorm was an official term for a hurricane. However, Superstorm has been used for storms other than Sandy, such as the 1993 Storm of the Century, so this is not something new. In fact, in the thesis of the article it says "The Storm of the Century, also known as the '93 Superstorm, or the (Great) Blizzard of 1993, "   Pacific