While it was a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States , the storm became Becoming the largest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe on record ( as measured by diameter , with tropical-storm-force winds spanning Body_movement ) .

With an estimated initial mass of about 12,000–13,000 tonnes ( 13,000–14,000 short tons , heavier than the Eiffel Tower ) , and measuring about in diameter , it is the largest known natural object to have entered Arriving Earth 's atmosphere since the 1908 Tunguska event , which destroyed Destroying a wide , remote , forested , and very sparsely populated area of Siberia .

the storm Catastrophe was the second-smallest tropical cyclone Catastrophe on record ( in terms of gale-force wind diameter ) , behind only tropical storm marco in 2008 .

It was among the largest Atlantic hurricanes of its strength ever recorded Recording , in terms of gale-force diameter .