ADJ
- bad, big, devastating, disastrous, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, raging, severe, terrible, tremendous, violent
- approaching, gathering, impending
- the dark clouds of an approaching storm
- freak
- autumn, summer, winter
- tropical
- monsoon
- dust, electric/electrical, lightning, magnetic, rain, sand, snow, thunder (also thunderstorm)
VERB + STORM
- be in for
- I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one)
STORM + VERB
- hit sth, strike sth
- It was the worst storm to hit London this century
- rage
- The storm raged all night
- be brewing, be coming
- A storm had been brewing all day
- blow up, break, burst
- The storm broke while we were on the mountain
- abate, blow itself out, blow over, pass, subside
- The storm blew over after a couple of hours
- batter sth, buffet sth, lash sth, ravage sth, sweep sth
- a boat battered by the storm Winter storms swept the coasts
- last
- The storm lasted for three days
STORM + NOUN
- cloud (often figurative)
- In 1939 the storm clouds gathered over Europe
- damage, losses
- Insurance companies face hefty payouts for storm damage
PHRASES
- at the height of the storm, the calm/lull before the storm, the eye of the storm
ADJ
- approaching, coming, gathering
- a gathering storm of discontent
- political
VERB + STORM
- arouse, cause, create, provoke, raise, spark
- face
- ride out, weather
- The government is determined to ride out the political storm sparked by its new immigration policy
STORM + VERB
- blow up, break, burst, erupt
- blow over, pass
PREP
- amid a/the ~
- The band toured Ireland amid a storm of controversy
- ~ between, ~ of
- His comments created a storm of protest in the media
- ~ over
- A storm blew up between Britain and America over Venezuela