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Common collocations with storm in American Collocation

storm noun

US /stɔrm/

severe

bad
devastating
ferocious
fierce
heavy
howling
huge
intense
mighty
severe
terrible
terrific
violent

During a fierce thunder storm a house at Pentlow was struck by lighting.

approaching

approaching
imminent
impending
impending
oncoming

The island was in the direct path of an oncoming tropical storm.

of a particular type

cyclonic
electrical
hail
lightning
magnetic
rain
snow
solar
thunder
tropical

Last year Rarotonga was hit by three separate tropical storms in two weeks.

unusual or unexpected

freak
unexpected

Homeowners were clearing up the mess, after a freak storm caused local flooding.

happen

blow
rage

Storms raged in the Gulf of Biscay, and the English Channel was covered in ice.

get calmer

abate
ease
pass
subside

Sailings didn’t resume until Saturday afternoon when the storm had abated.

start to happen

break out
erupt

As we settle down to sleep in our tent, a violent storm erupts outside.

be going to happen

approach
brew

Perhaps a storm was brewing off shore.

affect a place

batter something
hit something
lash something
sweep something
wreck something

Bedfordshire was lashed by storms on Tuesday night.

survive a storm

brave
ride
survive
weather
withstand

By the early 1920s international capitalism had weathered the revolutionary storm that swept across Europe.

cause a storm

bring
cause
create
provoke
raise
spark
unleash
whip up

The article sparked a predictable storm of protest.

calm a storm

calm
still

How do you help to calm storms in the workplace?

experience a storm

encounter
endure
experience
face

The Prime Minister is likely to encounter a storm of hostility.