35 years ago this week, one of the most remarkable storms in meteorological history was unfolding over the North Atlantic. The October 1991 Halloween Nor’easter, better known as “The Perfect Storm,” was the result of a wild combination of weather systems coming together. A powerful area of low pressure developed off Nova Scotia while an unusually strong high-pressure system built over eastern Canada. The tightening pressure gradient produced damaging winds across the western Atlantic. At the same time, the storm absorbed Hurricane Grace, helping fuel its intensification. By October 30, the storm had deepened to approximately 972 mb, producing hurricane-force winds and enormous seas, with some waves reaching 40–80 feet. The 72-foot swordfishing vessel Andrea Gail, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was lost during the storm with all six crew members aboard. None of the men were ever found. Captain Billy Tyne, Robert Shatford, Dale Murphy, David Sullivan, Michael Moran, and Alfred Pierre never made it home.…