Catastropic Failure 

Any malfunction of massive proportion, geographically located between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.

"The BP oil spill was just north of being a catastropic failure.

Catastropic Failure by TheCapitalC June 12, 2011

catastrophic failure

A sudden and total failure of some system from which recovery is impossible. The affected system not only experiences destruction beyond any reasonable possibility of repair, but also frequently causes injury, death, or significant damage to other, often unrelated systems.

No matter how much she wanted to deny it, she was a catastrophic failure.

catastrophic failure by Sasha Greene May 8, 2008

catastrophic raid failure 

Catastrophic RAID failure means your ultra-secret data saw the attack helicopters over the horizon and locked itself in the impenetrable underground bunker and detonated landmines and deployed automated weaponry all around the base. Enemy forces were wiped out in their entirety.

The good news is that your data is secure and bravely refused to allow itself to be compromised. Bad news is that I don't think your data is ever coming out of there again.

Hello,

Unfortunately earlier today the host that your VPS resides on had suffered a catastrophic RAID failure and was irrecoverable. We had attempted to restore the data but were unsuccessful. We have since created a new container and emailed you the new login information. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

Regards,

catastrophic raid failure by Peculiar Musings July 14, 2016