Their disagreement over the seating chart turned into a storm in a teapot that wasted everyone's time.

The committee realized their dispute over the seating plan was just a storm in a teacup and moved on to the agenda.

A lone storm petrel skimmed over the black waves as the night closed in.

The lone storm-petrel circled the fishing boat, its tiny wings beating furiously against the spray.

After hours of relentless winds and rain, the sailors found themselves in the eerie calm of the eye of the storm, where the sea lay flat and the sky seemed to pause.

We managed to weather the storm after weeks of hard negotiating, and now the company is stable again.

After the heavy rain, debris blocked the storm sewer and caused local flooding.

We installed a storm window before the blizzard to keep the heat in and the freezing wind out.

We dashed through the storm door into the cellar when the tornado sirens began to wail.

The townspeople fled as a sudden fire storm swept through the valley.